ACS TRUSTEE 2 LTD

🌿Early-stageactive

15681923 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2024-04-26

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 Apr 2025

Net worth

£8

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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 (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 1.7y

30/100

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.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (65/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

16 officers (8 active, 16 linked, 16 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

21 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £8

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£8

Current Assets

£8

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-04-30
Total assets	£8
Current assets	£8
Net assets	£8

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (45 events)Click to expand

2026-02-18
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officers · AP01
2026-01-20
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accounts · AA
2026-01-15
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READ, Ian Kenneth appointed
director
2025-12-02
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officers · AP01
2025-11-19
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officers · TM01
2025-11-19
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officers · TM01
2025-11-15
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THOMPSON, Maureen Judith appointed
director
2025-11-15
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HIRD, Sarah Jane resigned
director
2025-11-15
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PATTERSON, Adam resigned
director
2025-06-23
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officers · AP01
2025-06-12
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2025-06-09
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2025-05-29
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2025-04-02
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officers · TM01
2025-04-02
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2025-04-02
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2025-04-02
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2025-04-02
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officers · TM01
2025-03-28
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BARNES, Bryan Frank resigned
director
2025-03-28
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BARNES, Naomi Ruth resigned
director
2025-03-28
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KEEN, Richard resigned
director
2025-03-28
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PATTERSON, Adam resigned
director
2025-03-28
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PORTER, Michal John resigned
director
2025-03-28
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SWAIN, Nicholas Mark resigned
director
2025-01-14
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HIRD, Gary appointed
director
2025-01-14
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THOMPSON, Ian James appointed
director
2025-01-14
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HIRD, Sarah Jane appointed
director
2024-09-20
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mortgage · MR01
2024-09-19
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Metro Bank PLC
2024-04-26
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Company incorporated
As ACS TRUSTEE 2 LTD
2024-04-26
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COOLICAN-SMITH, Nicholas appointed
director
2024-04-26
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KEEN, Richard appointed
director
2024-04-26
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LUPSON, Graham Edward John appointed
director
2024-04-26
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PORTER, Michal John appointed
director
2024-04-26
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BARNES, Bryan Frank appointed
director
2024-04-26
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BARNES, Naomi Ruth appointed
director
2024-04-26
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KEEN, Richard appointed
director
2024-04-26
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PATTERSON, Adam appointed
director
2024-04-26
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PATTERSON, Adam appointed
director
2024-04-26
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PORTER, Michal John appointed
director
2024-04-26
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SWAIN, Nicholas Mark appointed
director
2024-04-26
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incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

68/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
+Young company: Only 2.1 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: HIRD, Sarah Jane resigned 2025-11-15; PATTERSON, Adam resigned 2025-11-15

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2024-04-26

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Registered office

C/O Aylesbury Canal Society Circus Field Basin

Stocklake

Aylesbury

HP20 1AP

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-09

Last: 2026-04-25