AC&H 23 LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC188971 · ltd · incorporated 1998-09-02
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
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49320
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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).
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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
69 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
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-09-14📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-06-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2014-09-09📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-06-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2013-09-16📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2004-08-26➕FRASER, Sharon appointedsecretary
- 2004-04-26➖MCKENZIE, George Thomas resignedsecretary
- 2003-09-02➕MCKENZIE, George Thomas appointedsecretary
- 2003-09-02➖ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL & HARLEY resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1998-10-23➖SIMPSON, Ronald resigneddirector
- 1998-09-02🏢Company incorporatedAs AC&H 23 LIMITED
- 1998-09-02➕FRASER, Colin James appointeddirector
- 1998-09-02➕ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL & HARLEY appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1998-09-02➕MURRAY, Stuart Ritchie appointednominee-director
- 1998-09-02➖MURRAY, Stuart Ritchie resignednominee-director
- 1998-09-02➕SIMPSON, Ronald appointeddirector
Owner dependency
85/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 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 |
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Mr Colin James Fraser Individual · Scottish · DOB 06/1969 · age 57 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 30/06/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1998-09-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC49320 — SIC 49320
Registered office
9 Swanston Loan
Edinburgh
Midlothian
EH10 7EH
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-14
Last: 2025-06-30
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
Active
FRASER, Colin James→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 1998-09-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCKENZIE, George Thomas→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-09-02 · resigned 2004-04-26
ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL & HARLEY→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-09-02 · resigned 2003-09-02
MURRAY, Stuart Ritchie→
Resignednominee-director · ~65y · appointed 1998-09-02 · resigned 1998-09-02
SIMPSON, Ronald→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 1998-09-02 · resigned 1998-10-23
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (69 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-09-15