AC TRADES LTD
🌱Startupactive
16448504 · ltd · incorporated 2025-05-13
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (52/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
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
2 filings — limited history
30
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (4 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-13🏢Company incorporatedAs AC TRADES LTD
- 2025-05-13➕LESTER, Alexander Clive appointeddirector
- 2025-05-13➕LESTER, Clive Ian appointeddirector
- 2025-05-13📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
86/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 1.1 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
16/100
No succession signalNo meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — LESTER, Alexander Clive (same surname) appointed 2025-05-13. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Alexander Clive Lester Individual · British · DOB 03/1990 · age 36 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 13/05/2025 |
Mr Clive Ian Lester Individual · British · DOB 02/1958 · age 68 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 13/05/2025 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-05-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70221 — Financial management
Registered office
9 Crag View
Cononley
Keighley
BD20 8JU
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-13
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-23
Last: 2025-07-09
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
LESTER, Alexander Clive→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2025-05-13
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LESTER, Clive Ian→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2025-05-13
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Recent filings (2 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-09
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-05-13