A. & C. ASSOCIATES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07083509 · ltd · incorporated 2009-11-23
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£7.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
43 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £7,427
Cash YoY
+17%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£14k
↑ 17% YoY
Net Worth
£7k
↑ 2110% YoY
Current Assets
£45k
↑ 21% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £9.9k | £6.4k |
| Current assets | £45.2k | £37.2k |
| Cash | £14.3k | £12.2k |
| Debtors | £30.9k | £25.0k |
| Net assets | £7.4k | £336 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-12-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-11-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-16📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-03-10📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2023-02-14📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-09-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-09-07➕SAS-SKOWRONSKI, Catherine Mary appointeddirector
- 2017-09-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2009-11-23🏢Company incorporatedAs A. & C. ASSOCIATES LIMITED
- 2009-11-23➕SAS-SKOWRONSKI, Catherine Mary appointedsecretary
- 2009-11-23➕SAS-SKOWRONSKI, Andrew Richard appointeddirector
- 2009-11-23➕KAHAN, Barbara appointeddirector
- 2009-11-23➖KAHAN, Barbara resigneddirector
Owner dependency
91/100
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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
79/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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
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 Andrew Richard Sas-Skowronski Individual · British · DOB 05/1961 · age 65 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 23/11/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 11 SQUARES LTD→ 11396400 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| 313 FINANCIAL LTD→ 10011175 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
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| 5 CIRCLES LTD→ 16746844 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| ABC NORTH EAST LIMITED→ 06796066 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-11-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
2 Broome Court
Broompark
Durham
DH7 7SX
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-07
Last: 2025-11-23
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
SAS-SKOWRONSKI, Catherine Mary→
Activesecretary · appointed 2009-11-23
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SAS-SKOWRONSKI, Andrew Richard→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2009-11-23
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SAS-SKOWRONSKI, Catherine Mary→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2017-09-07
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KAHAN, Barbara→
Resigneddirector · ~95y · appointed 2009-11-23 · resigned 2009-11-23
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Recent filings (43 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-08-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-21
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-03-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-15
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2023-03-10
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-25