ACG HOLDCO 1 PLC

🌿Early-stageactive
14939464 · plc · incorporated 2023-06-15
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed asset-holding vehicle — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 60/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: 1 insolvency-related filing on record. Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 1.7y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Newest facility, 1.7 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
59
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-04
    FIELDFISHER SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  3. 2025-07-04
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  4. 2025-07-04
    📄
    re-registration-memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MAR
  5. 2025-07-04
    📄
    accounts-balance-sheet
    accounts · BS
  6. 2025-07-04
    📄
    auditors-report
    auditors · AUDR
  7. 2025-07-04
    📄
    auditors-statement
    auditors · AUDS
  8. 2025-07-04
    ✏️
    certificate-re-registration-private-to-public-limited-company
    change-of-name · CERT5
  9. 2025-07-04
    ✏️
    reregistration-private-to-public-company-appoint-secretary
    change-of-name · RR01
  10. 2025-05-20
    📄
    legacy
    capital · SH20
  11. 2025-05-20
    📄
    capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
    capital · SH19
  12. 2025-05-20
    ⚠️
    legacy
    insolvency · CAP-SS
  13. 2025-05-20
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  14. 2025-05-20
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  15. 2025-05-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2025-02-18
    📄
    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  17. 2025-02-12
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Nordic Trustee As
  18. 2025-01-21
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  19. 2025-01-20
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Nordic Trustee As
  20. 2025-01-16
    📄
    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  21. 2025-01-10
    🔒
    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Nordic Trustee As
  22. 2025-01-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  23. 2024-12-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  24. 2024-11-18
    COLES, Damien appointed
    director
  25. 2024-11-18
    MOORLANDER SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  26. 2024-11-18
    HOOLASI, Chiara resigned
    director
  27. 2024-11-18
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  28. 2024-11-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  29. 2024-11-18
    📄
    appoint-corporate-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP02
  30. 2024-11-18
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  31. 2024-11-05
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  32. 2024-09-25
    HOOLASI, Chiara appointed
    director
  33. 2024-09-25
    VOLYNETS, Artem resigned
    director
  34. 2024-09-20
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Traxys Europe S.A.
  35. 2023-06-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACG HOLDCO 1 PLC
  36. 2023-06-15
    VOLYNETS, Artem appointed
    director

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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.
  • +Young company: Only 3.0 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited 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

1 high · 1 med ·
1 insolvency-related filing on record
high

Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.

Evidence: 2025-05-20: legacy

Name changed 2 times
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-07-04: certificate-re-registration-private-to-public-limited-company; 2025-07-04: reregistration-private-to-public-company-appoint-secretary

Group structure

Acg Metals Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Acg Metals Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
ACG HOLDCO 1 PLC
This company · 14939464

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Acg Metals Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control15/06/2023

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeplc
Incorporated2023-06-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

Riverbank House C/O Fieldfisher Llp
2 Swan Lane
London
EC4R 3TT
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-19
Last: 2025-06-05

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

FIELDFISHER SECRETARIES LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2025-07-04
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Active
COLES, Damien
director · ~46y · appointed 2024-11-18
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Active
MOORLANDER SERVICES LIMITED
corporate-director · appointed 2024-11-18
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Active
HOOLASI, Chiara
director · ~34y · appointed 2024-09-25 · resigned 2024-11-18
Resigned
VOLYNETS, Artem
director · ~59y · appointed 2023-06-15 · resigned 2024-09-25
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
4
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Nordic Trustee As
A registered charge1 property12/02/2025
outstanding
Nordic Trustee As
A registered charge1 property20/01/2025
outstanding
Nordic Trustee As
A registered charge1 property10/01/2025
outstanding
Traxys Europe S.A.
A registered charge20/09/2024
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Recent filings (32 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-11
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-07-04
re-registration-memorandum-articles
incorporation · MAR
2025-07-04
accounts-balance-sheet
accounts · BS
2025-07-04
auditors-report
auditors · AUDR
2025-07-04
auditors-statement
auditors · AUDS
2025-07-04
certificate-re-registration-private-to-public-limited-company
change-of-name · CERT5
2025-07-04
reregistration-private-to-public-company-appoint-secretary
change-of-name · RR01
2025-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-05
legacy
capital · SH20
2025-05-20
capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
capital · SH19
2025-05-20
legacy
insolvency · CAP-SS
2025-05-20
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-05-20
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-07