ACL DECORATORS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC278268 · ltd · incorporated 2005-01-11

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

—

year to Jan 2025

Net worth

£3.6k

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Painting

Sector: Construction

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (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: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

57 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £3,554

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£4k

↑ 40% YoY

Current Assets

£18k

↑ 52% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-01-31	2024-01-31
Total assets	£4.5k	£5.4k
Current assets	£18.4k	£12.2k
Net assets	£3.6k	£2.5k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 address

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 address

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand

2026-03-10
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-10
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-10
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-03-10
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-10
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-16
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officers · AP01
2025-05-06
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LAWRIE, Fiona appointed
director
2024-11-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-27
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-02-27
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-09-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-04-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-08-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-05-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2007-05-26
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LAWRIE, Fiona appointed
secretary
2007-05-26
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LAWRIE, Irene Helen resigned
secretary
2005-01-11
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Company incorporated
As ACL DECORATORS LIMITED
2005-01-11
➕
LAWRIE, Alastair Caldwell appointed
director
2005-01-11
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LAWRIE, Irene Helen appointed
secretary
2005-01-11
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2005-01-11
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary

Owner dependency

76/100

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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Alastair Caldwell Lawrie Individual · British · DOB 05/1974 · age 52	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mrs Fiona Lawrieceased 11/08/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

Incorporated2005-01-11

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC43341 — Painting

Registered office

2 Badu Place

Blackwood

Lanark

ML11 9GY

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-10-31

Last made up to: 2025-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-05

Last: 2026-02-19

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

LAWRIE, Fiona→

secretary · appointed 2007-05-26

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Active

LAWRIE, Alastair Caldwell→

director · ~52y · appointed 2005-01-11

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Active

LAWRIE, Fiona→

director · ~52y · appointed 2025-05-06

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Active

LAWRIE, Irene Helen→

secretary · appointed 2005-01-11 · resigned 2007-05-26

Resigned

OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-01-11 · resigned 2005-01-11

Resigned

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Recent filings (57 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-03-10

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2026-03-10

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2026-03-10

change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date

officers · CH03

2026-03-10

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2026-03-10

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2026-03-10

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-05-16

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2025-05-16

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-02-28

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-11-27

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-03-06

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-06-05

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-02-27

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2023-02-27

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2023-02-27