ACWC LONDON LIMITED
🌱Startupactive
16999718 · ltd · incorporated 2026-01-29
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
—
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other building completion and finishing
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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: low (54/100)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
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
4 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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
3
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 incorporation
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (6 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-06-04📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-01-29🏢Company incorporatedAs ACWC LONDON LIMITED
- 2026-01-29➕CLIFFORD, Stephanie appointeddirector
- 2026-01-29➕CLIFFORD, Wayne Darren appointeddirector
- 2026-01-29📄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 0.4 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Wayne Darren Clifford Individual · British · DOB 08/1976 · age 50 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 29/01/2026 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Stephanie Cliffordceased 03/06/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2026-01-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43390 — Other building completion and finishing
Registered office
71-75 Shelton Street
Covent Garden
London
WC2H 9JQ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-29
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-22
Last: 2026-06-08
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
CLIFFORD, Stephanie→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2026-01-29
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CLIFFORD, Wayne Darren→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2026-01-29
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Recent filings (4 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-06-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-06-04
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2026-01-29