A3C (U.K.) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08363209 · ltd · incorporated 2013-01-16
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.
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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 (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
31 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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 Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Average employees100100

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-08
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    JUBB, Nicola appointed
    director
  4. 2023-12-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2023-05-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-05-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-08-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-03-08
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2018-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-10-25
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  15. 2016-02-08
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2013-01-16
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    Company incorporated
    As A3C (U.K.) LIMITED
  18. 2013-01-16
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    JUBB, Nicola Helen appointed
    secretary
  19. 2013-01-16
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    JUBB, Simon Paul appointed
    director

Owner dependency

74/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Simon Paul Jubb
Individual · British · DOB 11/1967 · age 59
75–100%
—75-100% 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
Incorporated2013-01-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

Valley Cottage Clenston Road
Winterborne Stickland
Blandford Forum
Dorset
DT11 0NP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-27
Last: 2026-01-13

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

JUBB, Nicola Helen→
secretary · appointed 2013-01-16
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Active
JUBB, Nicola→
director · ~57y · appointed 2023-12-08
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Active
JUBB, Simon Paul→
director · ~59y · appointed 2013-01-16
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Recent filings (31 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-05-22