ACRAROSE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02464591 · ltd · incorporated 1990-01-29
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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Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other engineering activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (53/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
97 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.

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 (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-11
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  2. 2024-12-18
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  3. 2024-01-09
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  4. 2023-01-04
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  5. 2022-03-17
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  6. 2022-02-28
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  7. 2021-12-21
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  8. 2021-03-24
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  9. 2019-12-23
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  10. 2018-10-29
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  11. 2017-12-20
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  12. 2016-12-19
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  13. 2016-01-27
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  14. 2015-12-16
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  15. 2015-12-02
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  16. 2015-04-06
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    BELL, Valerie Jean appointed
    director
  17. 2005-01-31
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    BELL, Valerie Jean appointed
    secretary
  18. 2005-01-31
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    BRYAN, Carol Louise resigned
    secretary
  19. 2005-01-19
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    BELL, Valerie Jean appointed
    secretary
  20. 2005-01-19
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    BELL, Valerie Jean resigned
    secretary
  21. 1990-01-29
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    Company incorporated
    As ACRAROSE LIMITED

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

71/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. 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 36 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Richard William Morris
Individual · British · DOB 08/1963 · age 63
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/04/2016
Valerie Jean Bell
Individual · British · DOB 06/1965 · age 61
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1990-01-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71129 — Other engineering activities

Registered office

Suite 2 1st Floor Metropolitan House, Station Road
Cheadle Hulme
Cheshire
SK8 7AZ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-15
Last made up to: 2025-04-15
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-05
Last: 2026-01-22

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

BELL, Valerie Jean→
secretary · appointed 2005-01-31
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Active
BELL, Valerie Jean→
director · ~61y · appointed 2015-04-06
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Active
MORRIS, Richard William→
director · ~63y
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Active
BELL, Valerie Jean→
secretary · appointed 2005-01-19 · resigned 2005-01-19
Resigned
BRYAN, Carol Louise→
secretary · resigned 2005-01-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (97 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-03
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accounts · AA
2025-12-11
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-09
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-03-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-27
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-23