ACERING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

02018224 · ltd · incorporated 1986-05-09

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

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 46450

Sector: Wholesale & retail

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

46900Non-specialised wholesale trade

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 33.6y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 33.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)

Directors & officers

14 officers (8 active, 14 linked, 12 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

146 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

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

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	7	700

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 8 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filings

• 9 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 11 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (47 events)Click to expand

2026-06-01
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officers · AP01
2026-05-31
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officers · AP01
2026-05-29
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officers · TM01
2026-05-29
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officers · TM01
2026-05-28
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officers · CH01
2026-05-27
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officers · CH01
2026-05-27
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officers · CH01
2026-05-27
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officers · CH01
2026-03-27
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officers · CH01
2026-03-19
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KOTECHA, Jayshyam Pareshkumar appointed
director
2026-03-19
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KOTECHA, Liam Kamal appointed
director
2026-03-19
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KOTECHA, Jayshyam resigned
director
2026-03-19
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KOTECHA, Liam resigned
director
2025-12-24
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accounts · AA
2025-12-10
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officers · CH01
2025-12-10
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officers · CH03
2024-12-19
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accounts · AA
2024-04-03
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-04-03
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-12-17
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accounts · AA
2022-12-21
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accounts · AA
2021-12-20
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accounts · AA
2020-12-22
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accounts · AA
2019-01-09
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KOTECHA, Liam appointed
director
2017-05-01
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KOTECHA, Kasmira appointed
director
2017-05-01
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KOTECHA, Minal appointed
director
2016-12-22
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KOTECHA, Kamal Vandravan appointed
director
2016-12-07
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KOTECHA, Ravi appointed
director
2016-12-07
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KOTECHA, Jayshyam appointed
director
2012-03-05
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KOTECHA, Kamal Vandravan resigned
director
1999-02-24
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Charge satisfied #5
1999-02-24
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Charge satisfied #4
1999-02-23
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KOTECHA, Parashkumar Vandravan appointed
secretary
1999-02-23
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KOTECHA, Parashkumar Vandravan appointed
director
1999-02-23
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DE ALWIS, Mithrananda resigned
secretary
1999-02-23
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DE ALWIS, Champa resigned
director
1999-02-23
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DE ALWIS, Mithrananda resigned
director
1999-02-23
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KOTECHA, Kamal Vandravan appointed
director
1999-01-29
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Charge satisfied #3
1999-01-29
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Charge satisfied #2
1995-12-20
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Birmingham Midshires Building Society
1995-12-20
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Birmingham Midshires Building Society
1993-07-23
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Charge registered #3
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
1993-02-27
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Charge satisfied #1
1993-02-26
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Charge registered #2
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
1992-10-23
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Charge registered #1
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC.
1986-05-09
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Company incorporated
As ACERING LIMITED

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100

Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS

primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — KOTECHA, Jayshyam Pareshkumar (same surname) appointed 2026-03-19. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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: KOTECHA, Jayshyam resigned 2026-03-19; KOTECHA, Liam resigned 2026-03-19

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Kamal Vandravan Kotecha Individual · British · DOB 06/1965 · age 61	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Srl International Fzeceased 06/04/2016· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · firm interest

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

Incorporated1986-05-09

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC46450 — SIC 46450

Registered office

30 Nelson Street

Leicester

LE1 7BA

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-02

Last: 2026-03-19