ACREZONE LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
01802759 · ltd · incorporated 1984-03-23
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£37.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 80). 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 (73/100).
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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
113 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
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 →Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £37,586
Net assets shrinking
Down £53,072 YoY
Cash YoY
+7%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£32k
↑ 6.6% YoY
Net Worth
£38k
↓ 59% YoY
Current Assets
£113k
↓ 31% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £37.6k | £90.7k |
| Current assets | £112.9k | £164.7k |
| Cash | £32.5k | £30.4k |
| Debtors | £80.5k | £134.3k |
| Net assets | £37.6k | £90.7k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-13📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-03-12📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-03-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-03-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-03-11📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-03-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-03-08➖HOLORAN, Stuart resignedsecretary
- 2023-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2010-03-24➖FLEETWOOD, Barry John resignedsecretary
- 2010-03-24➕HOLORAN, Stuart appointedsecretary
- 1989-03-23➖SEARLE, Carole Ann resignedsecretary
- 1989-03-23➖SEARLE, Royston John resigneddirector
- 1988-11-30➕HOLLARAN, Patrick Thomas appointeddirector
- 1988-11-30➕FLEETWOOD, Barry John appointedsecretary
- 1985-03-23➕SEARLE, Carole Ann appointedsecretary
- 1985-03-23➕SEARLE, Royston John appointeddirector
- 1984-03-23🏢Company incorporatedAs ACREZONE LIMITED
Owner dependency
100/100
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 38 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
100/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 38 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 42 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Patrick Thomas Holloran Individual · British · DOB 03/1946 · age 80 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Stuart Patrick Holloranceased 08/03/2024· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1984-03-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
10 Dunton Grange
Lower Dunton Road
Brentwood
CM13 3SN
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-03
Last: 2025-12-20
Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
HOLLARAN, Patrick Thomas→
Activedirector · ~80y · appointed 1988-11-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FLEETWOOD, Barry John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1988-11-30 · resigned 2010-03-24
HOLORAN, Stuart→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2010-03-24 · resigned 2024-03-08
SEARLE, Carole Ann→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1985-03-23 · resigned 1989-03-23
SEARLE, Royston John→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · appointed 1985-03-23 · resigned 1989-03-23
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Recent filings (113 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-03-13
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-03-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-11
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-03-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-20