ACREMASTER LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01220065 · ltd · incorporated 1975-07-21
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 50.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of real estate investment trusts
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 50.7y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 50.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
14 officers (2 active, 14 linked, 11 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
149 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
69
Some moderate concerns — review 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£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Average employees00

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
12
filings
  • • 4 officers
  • • 4 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 2 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (51 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2026-01-28
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    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2026-01-27
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2026-01-27
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    officers · TM01
  5. 2026-01-27
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
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  6. 2026-01-27
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
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  7. 2026-01-23
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    LAURENCE, Laura Isabel appointed
    director
  8. 2026-01-23
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    LAURENCE, Mark Aubrey Seymour appointed
    director
  9. 2026-01-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
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  10. 2026-01-23
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  11. 2026-01-23
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  12. 2026-01-23
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2026-01-22
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    LAURENCE, Laura resigned
    director
  14. 2026-01-22
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    LAURENCE, Mark Aubrey Seymour resigned
    director
  15. 2026-01-20
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  16. 2025-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  17. 2024-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  18. 2024-01-24
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  19. 2024-01-23
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  20. 2023-04-28
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  21. 2022-07-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  22. 2022-07-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  23. 2022-07-11
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    mortgage · MR04
  24. 2022-07-11
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  25. 2022-07-11
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    Charge satisfied #3
  26. 2022-07-11
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    Charge satisfied #2
  27. 2022-06-16
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
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  28. 2022-06-15
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    BRADLEY, Joanna Bernadette Stephanie resigned
    director
  29. 2022-06-15
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    LAKIN, Emma Louise resigned
    director
  30. 2022-06-15
    ➕
    LAURENCE, Laura appointed
    director
  31. 2022-06-15
    ➕
    LAURENCE, Mark Aubrey Seymour appointed
    director
  32. 2021-05-08
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    Charge satisfied #1
  33. 2016-12-05
    ➖
    PP SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  34. 2013-12-19
    ➖
    LAWRENCE, Audrey June resigned
    director
  35. 2013-10-23
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    LAKIN, Emma Louise appointed
    director
  36. 2013-10-20
    ➖
    BRADLEY, Lawrence David resigned
    director
  37. 2011-10-20
    ➖
    LAKIN, Emma Louise resigned
    director
  38. 2003-12-16
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    BRADLEY, Joanna Bernadette Stephanie appointed
    director
  39. 2003-12-16
    ➕
    LAKIN, Emma Louise appointed
    director
  40. 2003-02-01
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    PP SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  41. 2002-12-05
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    WEBB, Rita resigned
    secretary
  42. 2002-11-29
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Principality Building Society
  43. 2002-11-29
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Principality Building Society
  44. 2002-01-31
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    BRADLEY, Lawrence David appointed
    director
  45. 2000-02-10
    ➖
    COLLEY, Donald Albert resigned
    secretary
  46. 2000-02-10
    ➕
    WEBB, Rita appointed
    secretary
  47. 1998-07-31
    ➖
    BRADLEY, Laurence David resigned
    director
  48. 1998-07-31
    ➕
    LAWRENCE, Audrey June appointed
    director
  49. 1995-08-14
    ➖
    BRADLEY, Corinne Bernice resigned
    director
  50. 1975-10-20
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Midland Bank LTD
Showing most recent 50 of 51 events

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 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

2 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: LAURENCE, Laura resigned 2026-01-22; LAURENCE, Mark Aubrey Seymour resigned 2026-01-22

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Laura Isabel Laurence
Individual · British · DOB 06/1969 · age 57
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting23/01/2026
Mr Mark Aubrey Seymour Laurence
Individual · British · DOB 07/1968 · age 58
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting23/01/2026
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Mark Aubrey Seymour Laurenceceased 22/01/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mrs Laura Laurenceceased 22/01/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mrs Emma Louise Lakinceased 15/06/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Ms Joanna Bernadette Stephanie Bradleyceased 15/06/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1975-07-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64306 — Activities of real estate investment trusts

Registered office

221-222, First Floor, Unicorn House C/O Pg Lemon Llp
Shoreditch High Street
London
E1 6PJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-14
Last: 2025-10-31

Officers (2 active · 12 resigned)

LAURENCE, Laura Isabel→
director · ~57y · appointed 2026-01-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LAURENCE, Mark Aubrey Seymour→
director · ~58y · appointed 2026-01-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COLLEY, Donald Albert→
secretary · resigned 2000-02-10
Resigned
WEBB, Rita→
secretary · appointed 2000-02-10 · resigned 2002-12-05
Resigned
PP SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2003-02-01 · resigned 2016-12-05
Resigned
BRADLEY, Corinne Bernice→
director · ~78y · resigned 1995-08-14
Resigned
BRADLEY, Joanna Bernadette Stephanie→
director · ~50y · appointed 2003-12-16 · resigned 2022-06-15
Resigned
BRADLEY, Laurence David→
director · ~83y · resigned 1998-07-31
Resigned
BRADLEY, Lawrence David→
director · ~83y · appointed 2002-01-31 · resigned 2013-10-20
Resigned
LAKIN, Emma Louise→
director · ~53y · appointed 2013-10-23 · resigned 2022-06-15
Resigned
LAKIN, Emma Louise→
director · ~53y · appointed 2003-12-16 · resigned 2011-10-20
Resigned
LAURENCE, Laura→
director · ~57y · appointed 2022-06-15 · resigned 2026-01-22
Resigned
LAURENCE, Mark Aubrey Seymour→
director · ~58y · appointed 2022-06-15 · resigned 2026-01-22
Resigned
LAWRENCE, Audrey June→
director · ~85y · appointed 1998-07-31 · resigned 2013-12-19
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Principality Building Society
Floating charge1 property29/11/200211/07/2022
satisfied
Principality Building Society
Legal charge1 property29/11/200211/07/2022
satisfied
Midland Bank
Midland Bank LTD
Mortgage1 property20/10/197508/05/2021

Recent filings (149 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-04-23
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-01-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-01-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-23
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-30