ACREHILL LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01804936 · ltd · incorporated 1984-04-02
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
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (other than commercial art galleries and opticians)
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
98 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
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
77
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 | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 600 | 600 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-03-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-05📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-01-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-01-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-01-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-01-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-01-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-01-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-01-01➖BASI, Michael Sugadar resigneddirector
- 2026-01-01➖RIDLER, Sherry resigneddirector
- 2025-12-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-06-01➕BASI, Michael Sugadar appointeddirector
- 2025-06-01➕BASI, Michael Sugadar appointeddirector
- 2024-09-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-08📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-08-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-08-01➕RIDLER, Sherry appointeddirector
- 2024-08-01➖RIDLER, Sherry resignedsecretary
- 2024-08-01➕RIDLER, Sherry appointeddirector
- 2024-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 1999-10-01➕RIDLER, Sherry appointedsecretary
- 1999-09-30➖LEGON, Miriam resignedsecretary
- 1984-04-02🏢Company incorporatedAs ACREHILL LIMITED
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
1 med ·2 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: BASI, Michael Sugadar resigned 2026-01-01; RIDLER, Sherry resigned 2026-01-01
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Paul Colin Eke Individual · British · DOB 07/1946 · age 80 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Paul Ekeceased 05/03/2026· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1984-04-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47789 — Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (other than commercial art galleries and opticians)
Registered office
8-12 South Parade
South Road
South Ockendon
Essex
RM15 6BT
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-14
Last: 2025-12-31
Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)
BASI, Michael Sugadar→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2025-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RIDLER, Sherry→
Activedirector · ~75y · appointed 2024-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LEGON, Miriam→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1999-09-30
RIDLER, Sherry→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-10-01 · resigned 2024-08-01
BASI, Michael Sugadar→
Resigneddirector · ~46y · appointed 2025-06-01 · resigned 2026-01-01
RIDLER, Sherry→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2024-08-01 · resigned 2026-01-01
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Recent filings (98 total)
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-03-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-18
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-08-08