ACL ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07848948 · ltd · incorporated 2011-11-16
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38210
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 12.7y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 12.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 5 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
48 filings on record
85
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
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Average employees100100

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.

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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 (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  2. 2025-08-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-03-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  4. 2024-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-10-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-04-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-01-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-01-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2023-01-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2023-01-10
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  11. 2023-01-10
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2022-12-21
    ➕
    MONAGHAN, Jonathan appointed
    director
  13. 2022-12-21
    ➖
    SOCKETT, Helen resigned
    director
  14. 2022-08-26
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  15. 2022-08-26
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    Charge satisfied #1
  16. 2022-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2022-02-28
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  18. 2022-02-28
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    Charge satisfied #2
  19. 2021-06-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2021-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2019-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2016-09-13
    ➖
    SOCKETT, Howard Michael resigned
    director
  23. 2013-08-21
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
  24. 2013-08-21
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
  25. 2012-08-17
    ➖
    RUSHTON, Paul resigned
    director
  26. 2012-06-06
    ➕
    SOCKETT, Howard Michael appointed
    director
  27. 2012-01-31
    ➕
    RUSHTON, Paul appointed
    director
  28. 2012-01-31
    ➕
    SOCKETT, Helen appointed
    director
  29. 2012-01-31
    ➖
    SOCKETT, Howard Michael resigned
    director
  30. 2011-11-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACL ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES LIMITED
  31. 2011-11-16
    ➕
    SOCKETT, Howard Michael appointed
    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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Pts Estates Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Pts Estates Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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ACL ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES LIMITED
This company · 07848948

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Pts Estates Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting21/12/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • The Acl Companies Limitedceased 21/12/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2011-11-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38210 — SIC 38210

Registered office

Acl Environmental Services Limited Griffin Close
Staveley
Chesterfield
S43 3LJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last: 2025-11-16

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

MONAGHAN, Jonathan→
director · ~43y · appointed 2022-12-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RUSHTON, Paul→
director · ~60y · appointed 2012-01-31 · resigned 2012-08-17
Resigned
SOCKETT, Helen→
director · ~44y · appointed 2012-01-31 · resigned 2022-12-21
Resigned
SOCKETT, Howard Michael→
director · ~70y · appointed 2012-06-06 · resigned 2016-09-13
Resigned
SOCKETT, Howard Michael→
director · ~70y · appointed 2011-11-16 · resigned 2012-01-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property21/08/201328/02/2022
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property21/08/201326/08/2022

Recent filings (48 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-01-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-01-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-01-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-24