AC PROJECTS/ALTERNATIVE CURRENTS LIMITED
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). 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 (85/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Profit before tax | £703 | £-18.0k |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-06-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-06-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-04📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-08-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-21📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-listannual-return · AR01
- 2014-05-07➕SRG LLP appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2011-06-01🏢Company incorporatedAs AC PROJECTS/ALTERNATIVE CURRENTS LIMITED
- 2011-06-01➕CAMPBELL, Alasdair appointeddirector
- 2011-06-01➕BRIAN REID LTD. appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2011-06-01➖BRIAN REID LTD. resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2011-06-01➕MABBOTT, Stephen George appointeddirector
- 2011-06-01➖MABBOTT, Stephen George resigneddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Alasdair Campbell Individual · British · DOB 07/1960 · age 66 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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