22 ACACIA ROAD MANAGEMENT LIMITED

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01972744 · ltd · incorporated 1985-12-19
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). 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 (65/100).

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
14 officers (3 active, 14 linked, 6 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
107 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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.

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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees00

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
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-26
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  2. 2025-03-26
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  3. 2024-03-11
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  4. 2023-02-28
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  5. 2021-12-17
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  6. 2021-03-29
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  7. 2019-12-07
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  8. 2018-12-27
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  9. 2017-12-22
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  10. 2016-12-16
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  11. 2016-04-08
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  12. 2015-12-09
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  13. 2015-03-17
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  14. 2015-01-31
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  15. 2014-04-14
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  16. 2010-03-10
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    WILLIAMS, Ivor Peter resigned
    director
  17. 2008-06-28
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    MEARNS, Janet Margaret appointed
    secretary
  18. 2007-02-28
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    WILLIAMS, Kenneth appointed
    secretary
  19. 2006-11-09
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    SAHA, Corinne resigned
    secretary
  20. 2005-04-16
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    DEEPROSE, Andrew Charles resigned
    director
  21. 2004-05-09
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    WILLIAMS, Kenneth appointed
    director
  22. 2004-05-09
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    SAHA, Corinne appointed
    secretary
  23. 2004-05-09
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    WILLIAMS, Kenneth resigned
    secretary
  24. 2003-06-19
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    MINETT, Nannette Leah resigned
    secretary
  25. 2003-06-19
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    WILLIAMS, Kenneth appointed
    secretary
  26. 1999-06-20
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    DEEPROSE, Andrew Charles resigned
    secretary
  27. 1999-06-20
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    MINETT, Nannette Leah appointed
    secretary
  28. 1999-06-20
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    DEEPROSE, Andrew Charles appointed
    director
  29. 1999-06-20
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    WESTACOTT, Paul Anthony resigned
    director
  30. 1998-06-13
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    WESTACOTT, Paul Anthony appointed
    director
  31. 1998-05-19
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    NAVEY, Fleur Louise, Dr resigned
    director
  32. 1997-02-09
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    DEEPROSE, Andrew Charles appointed
    secretary
  33. 1997-01-17
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    AVERRE, David Robert resigned
    secretary
  34. 1992-03-09
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    DEEPROSE, Sheila Lynne resigned
    secretary
  35. 1992-03-09
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    DEEPROSE, Andrew Charles resigned
    director
  36. 1992-01-01
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    WILLIAMS, Ivor Peter appointed
    director
  37. 1985-12-19
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    Company incorporated
    As 22 ACACIA ROAD MANAGEMENT LIMITED

Owner dependency

100/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 40 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

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Kenneth Williams
Individual · British · DOB 11/1961 · age 65
——sig. influencesignificant influence09/03/2017

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
Incorporated1985-12-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Registered office

22 Acacia Road
Acton
London
W3 6HF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-23
Last: 2026-03-09

Officers (3 active · 11 resigned)

MEARNS, Janet Margaret→
secretary · appointed 2008-06-28
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Active
WILLIAMS, Kenneth→
secretary · appointed 2007-02-28
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Active
WILLIAMS, Kenneth→
director · ~65y · appointed 2004-05-09
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Active
AVERRE, David Robert→
secretary · resigned 1997-01-17
Resigned
DEEPROSE, Andrew Charles→
secretary · appointed 1997-02-09 · resigned 1999-06-20
Resigned
DEEPROSE, Sheila Lynne→
secretary · resigned 1992-03-09
Resigned
MINETT, Nannette Leah→
secretary · appointed 1999-06-20 · resigned 2003-06-19
Resigned
SAHA, Corinne→
secretary · appointed 2004-05-09 · resigned 2006-11-09
Resigned
WILLIAMS, Kenneth→
secretary · appointed 2003-06-19 · resigned 2004-05-09
Resigned
DEEPROSE, Andrew Charles→
director · ~74y · appointed 1999-06-20 · resigned 2005-04-16
Resigned
DEEPROSE, Andrew Charles→
director · ~74y · resigned 1992-03-09
Resigned
NAVEY, Fleur Louise, Dr→
director · ~67y · resigned 1998-05-19
Resigned
WESTACOTT, Paul Anthony→
director · ~61y · appointed 1998-06-13 · resigned 1999-06-20
Resigned
WILLIAMS, Ivor Peter→
director · ~62y · appointed 1992-01-01 · resigned 2010-03-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (107 total)

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2026-03-26
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-20
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-06
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accounts · AA
2025-03-26
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-11
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-01
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accounts · AA
2021-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-27
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-07
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-03-12