AC&H 181 LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC258643 · ltd · incorporated 2003-11-03
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 18.8y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 18.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
23 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
80 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  3. 2023-04-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-07-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-06-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-02-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-02-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-01-19
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  10. 2018-01-19
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  11. 2018-01-19
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  12. 2018-01-19
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    Charge satisfied #5
  13. 2018-01-19
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    Charge satisfied #4
  14. 2018-01-19
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    Charge satisfied #3
  15. 2017-11-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2017-08-24
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    PROSSER, William Richard Milligan resigned
    director
  17. 2017-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2015-11-27
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  20. 2012-07-04
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  21. 2012-07-04
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    Charge satisfied #1
  22. 2012-07-04
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    Charge satisfied #2
  23. 2012-07-03
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  24. 2012-06-27
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  25. 2009-10-01
    ➖
    1924 NOMINEES LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2007-07-26
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Deutsche Bank Ag
  27. 2007-07-20
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Deutsche Bank Ag, London Branch
  28. 2006-03-31
    ➖
    ANDERSON, David Michael resigned
    director
  29. 2003-11-28
    ➕
    BURT, Douglas Gray appointed
    director
  30. 2003-11-25
    ➕
    CASELEY, Hugh Munro Bater appointed
    director
  31. 2003-11-25
    ➕
    PEARCE, Philip Martin appointed
    director
  32. 2003-11-25
    ➕
    ANDERSON, David Michael appointed
    director
  33. 2003-11-25
    ➕
    PROSSER, William Richard Milligan appointed
    director
  34. 2003-11-25
    ➖
    1924 DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  35. 2003-11-03
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    Company incorporated
    As AC&H 181 LIMITED
  36. 2003-11-03
    ➕
    1924 NOMINEES LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  37. 2003-11-03
    ➕
    1924 DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.

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Kimberley Securities Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
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Ac&H 253 Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
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AC&H 181 LIMITED
This company · SC258643

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Kimberley Securities Limited
Corporate entity
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Ac&H 253 Limited
Corporate entity
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-11-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

First Floor
29 Bothwell Road
Hamilton
South Lanarkshire
ML3 0AS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-17
Last: 2025-11-03

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

BURT, Douglas Gray→
director · ~68y · appointed 2003-11-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CASELEY, Hugh Munro Bater→
director · ~66y · appointed 2003-11-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PEARCE, Philip Martin→
director · ~68y · appointed 2003-11-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
1924 NOMINEES LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2003-11-03 · resigned 2009-10-01
Resigned
ANDERSON, David Michael→
director · ~86y · appointed 2003-11-25 · resigned 2006-03-31
Resigned
PROSSER, William Richard Milligan→
director · ~71y · appointed 2003-11-25 · resigned 2017-08-24
Resigned
1924 DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2003-11-03 · resigned 2003-11-25
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

5
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Assignation of rents1 property04/07/201219/01/2018
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Standard security2 properties03/07/201219/01/2018
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Floating charge1 property27/06/201219/01/2018
satisfied
Deutsche Bank Ag
Standard security1 property26/07/200704/07/2012
satisfied
Deutsche Bank Ag, London Branch
Bond & floating charge1 property20/07/200704/07/2012

Recent filings (80 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2019-02-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-11-16