ACL01 LIMITED
🌱Startupactive
16065913 · ltd · incorporated 2024-11-07
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Dispensing chemist in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company 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).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 0.9y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 0.9 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (60/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
13 filings on record
85
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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-02-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-07-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-07-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-07-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-07-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-07-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-07-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-07-03📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-07-02➕DESAI, Hardik Ghanshyambhai appointeddirector
- 2025-07-02➕DESAI, Sonal Hardik appointeddirector
- 2025-07-02➖CHEEMA, Kirandeep Singh resigneddirector
- 2025-07-02📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-07-02🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2025-07-02🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2024-11-07🏢Company incorporatedAs ACL01 LIMITED
- 2024-11-07➕CHEEMA, Kirandeep Singh appointeddirector
- 2024-11-07📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
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.
- +Young company: Only 1.5 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
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
1 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Group structure
Headcorn Pharma Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Headcorn Pharma Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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ACL01 LIMITED
This company · 16065913
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Headcorn Pharma Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 02/07/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Allcures Plcceased 02/07/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-11-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47730 — Dispensing chemist in specialised stores
Registered office
Headcorn Pharmacy The Hardwicks, Grigg Lane
Headcorn
Ashford
TN27 9AA
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-07
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-20
Last: 2025-11-06
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
DESAI, Hardik Ghanshyambhai→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2025-07-02
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DESAI, Sonal Hardik→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2025-07-02
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CHEEMA, Kirandeep Singh→
Resigneddirector · ~41y · appointed 2024-11-07 · resigned 2025-07-02
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 02/07/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 02/07/2025 | — |
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Recent filings (13 total)
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-07-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-07-07
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-07-03
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-07-02
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-11-07