ACRONE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
02168022 · ltd · incorporated 1987-09-22
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£87.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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, 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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
98 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £87,826
Net assets shrinking
Down £277 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£88k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£95k
↑ 3.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £87.8k | £88.1k |
| Current assets | £95.1k | £91.7k |
| Net assets | £87.8k | £88.1k |
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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-03-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-21➕LAW, Lorraine appointeddirector
- 2022-11-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-09-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-08-31📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-01-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-10-23📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2012-12-31➖ATLAS CONSULTANCY LTD resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2008-08-01➕ATLAS CONSULTANCY LTD appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2008-07-31➖PEARMUND, Margot Carol resignedsecretary
- 1987-09-22🏢Company incorporatedAs ACRONE LIMITED
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 39 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
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 Michael Arthur Law Individual · English · DOB 08/1958 · age 68 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 01/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1987-09-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities
Registered office
Angerton Church Road
Upper Farringdon
Alton
United Kingdom
GU34 3EG
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-25
Last: 2025-09-11
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
LAW, Lorraine→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2022-11-21
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Active
PEARMUND, Margot Carol→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2008-07-31
ATLAS CONSULTANCY LTD→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2008-08-01 · resigned 2012-12-31
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Recent filings (98 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-03-05