ACH NO.1 LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
NI631660 · ltd · incorporated 2015-06-03
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 10.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 10.8y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 10.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (59/100)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
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
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-08-26➕ACHESON, Stephen appointeddirector
- 2025-06-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-06-04📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-08-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-16📄auditors-resignation-companyauditors · AUD
- 2022-09-27📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2022-09-27📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-08-15📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-07-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-08📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2018-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2015-07-07🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland (As Security Trustee on Behalf of the Secured Parties)
- 2015-07-07🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland (As Security Trustee on Behalf of the Secured Parties)
- 2015-06-03🏢Company incorporatedAs ACH NO.1 LIMITED
- 2015-06-03➕ACHESON, Thomas Raymond appointeddirector
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 72 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
31/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — ACHESON, Stephen (same surname) appointed 2025-08-26. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Stephen Acheson Individual · British · DOB 12/1980 · age 46 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 29/10/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Thomas Raymond Achesonceased 29/10/2024· 75-100% shares · trust interest
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-06-03
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices
Registered office
127 Crievehill Road
Fivemiletown
County Tyrone
BT75 0SY
Northern Ireland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-17
Last: 2025-06-03
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
ACHESON, Stephen→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2025-08-26
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ACHESON, Thomas Raymond→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2015-06-03
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland (As Security Trustee on Behalf of the Secured Parties) | A registered charge | — | 07/07/2015 | — | |
| outstanding | The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland (As Security Trustee on Behalf of the Secured Parties) | A registered charge | — | 07/07/2015 | — |
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Recent filings (33 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-09-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-06-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-07
auditors-resignation-company
auditors · AUD
2022-12-16
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-09-27
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-09-27
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2022-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-09