ACGL LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
14702215 · ltd · incorporated 2023-03-03
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£122
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33140
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
8 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £122
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£122
↑ 154% YoY
Current Assets
£4k
↑ 1.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.6k | £48 |
| Current assets | £4.1k | £4.1k |
| Net assets | £122 | £48 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-11-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-03🏢Company incorporatedAs ACGL LIMITED
- 2023-03-03➕FOWLER, Greg John appointeddirector
- 2023-03-03➕FOWLER, Kirsty Louise appointeddirector
- 2023-03-03📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Kirsty Louise Fowler Individual · British · DOB 05/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 03/03/2023 |
Mr Greg John Fowler Individual · British · DOB 11/1979 · age 47 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 03/03/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-03-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33140 — SIC 33140
Registered office
3 Cocklebarrow Farm Cocklebarrow
Aldsworth
Cheltenham
GL54 3PU
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-16
Last: 2026-03-02
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
FOWLER, Greg John→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2023-03-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FOWLER, Kirsty Louise→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2023-03-03
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Recent filings (8 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-04
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-03-03