ACACIA HOMES (SOUTHERN) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

02630177 · ltd · incorporated 1991-07-17

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

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

82/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate

Sector: Real estate

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 76). 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 (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 29.7y

30/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 29.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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

Lenders & charges

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

14 officers (2 active, 14 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

124 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

82/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red 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 · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	—	£-5.7k
Cash	—	£28
Net assets	—	£-5.7k
Average employees	0	—

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (48 events)Click to expand

2025-12-22
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2024-12-20
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2024-03-28
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officers · CH01
2024-03-28
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officers · CH01
2024-03-28
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-12-21
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accounts · AA
2022-12-15
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accounts · AA
2021-12-23
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2021-01-17
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2019-11-18
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accounts · AA
2018-12-18
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accounts · AA
2017-08-25
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accounts · AA
2017-07-27
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2017-07-27
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2016-12-04
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2011-08-04
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Charge satisfied #3
2011-08-04
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Charge satisfied #2
2010-01-04
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RAWLINGS, Leslie George appointed
secretary
2010-01-04
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RAWLINGS, Ashley resigned
secretary
2010-01-04
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RAWLINGS, Ashley resigned
director
2006-06-20
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RAWLINGS, Ashley appointed
secretary
2006-06-20
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RAWLINGS, Ashley appointed
director
2006-06-13
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RAWLINGS, Leslie George resigned
secretary
2006-06-13
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RAWLINGS, Leslie George resigned
director
2005-07-29
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
2005-04-28
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
1997-07-15
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Charge satisfied #1
1997-04-01
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RAWLINGS, Shirley Anne appointed
director
1997-04-01
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RAWLINGS, Ashley Marc resigned
director
1997-04-01
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RAWLINGS, Hayley Anne resigned
director
1996-09-30
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Midland Bank PLC
1995-10-18
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RAWLINGS, Hayley Anne appointed
director
1995-08-18
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MCEWAN, Carol Jane resigned
secretary
1995-08-18
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RAWLINGS, Leslie George appointed
secretary
1995-08-18
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RAWLINGS, Leslie George appointed
director
1995-04-18
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MCEWAN, Carol Jane appointed
secretary
1995-04-18
➖
RAWLINGS, Shirley Anne resigned
secretary
1995-04-18
➕
RAWLINGS, Ashley Marc appointed
director
1995-04-18
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RAWLINGS, Leslie George resigned
director
1992-03-04
➕
RAWLINGS, Shirley Anne appointed
secretary
1992-03-04
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RAWLINGS, Leslie George appointed
director
1992-03-04
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WOODBRIDGE, Jonathan Charles resigned
director
1991-07-17
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Company incorporated
As ACACIA HOMES (SOUTHERN) LIMITED
1991-07-17
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CORPORATE NOMINEE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1991-07-17
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CORPORATE NOMINEE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1991-07-17
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WOODBRIDGE, Jonathan Charles appointed
director
1991-07-17
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CORPORATE NOMINEE SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
1991-07-17
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CORPORATE NOMINEE SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

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 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 35 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 · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Leslie George Rawlings Individual · English · DOB 07/1949 · age 77	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	23/01/2017

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mrs Shirley Anne Rawlingsceased 23/01/2017· 75-100% shares · trust interest

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1991-07-17

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

Mole End

Shorts Green Lane

Motcombe

Dorset

SP7 9PA

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-31

Last: 2025-07-17

Officers (2 active · 12 resigned)

RAWLINGS, Leslie George→

secretary · appointed 2010-01-04

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

RAWLINGS, Shirley Anne→

director · ~76y · appointed 1997-04-01

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Active

MCEWAN, Carol Jane→

secretary · appointed 1995-04-18 · resigned 1995-08-18

Resigned

RAWLINGS, Ashley→

secretary · appointed 2006-06-20 · resigned 2010-01-04

Resigned

RAWLINGS, Leslie George→

secretary · appointed 1995-08-18 · resigned 2006-06-13

Resigned

RAWLINGS, Shirley Anne→

secretary · appointed 1992-03-04 · resigned 1995-04-18

Resigned

CORPORATE NOMINEE SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1991-07-17 · resigned 1991-07-17

Resigned

RAWLINGS, Ashley→

director · ~52y · appointed 2006-06-20 · resigned 2010-01-04

Resigned

RAWLINGS, Ashley Marc→

director · ~52y · appointed 1995-04-18 · resigned 1997-04-01

Resigned

RAWLINGS, Hayley Anne→

director · ~49y · appointed 1995-10-18 · resigned 1997-04-01

Resigned

RAWLINGS, Leslie George→

director · ~77y · appointed 1995-08-18 · resigned 2006-06-13

Resigned

RAWLINGS, Leslie George→

director · ~77y · appointed 1992-03-04 · resigned 1995-04-18

Resigned

WOODBRIDGE, Jonathan Charles→

director · ~69y · appointed 1991-07-17 · resigned 1992-03-04

Resigned

CORPORATE NOMINEE SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1991-07-17 · resigned 1991-07-17

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown

		Type	Properties
satisfied	Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC	Legal charge	1 property	29/07/2005	04/08/2011
satisfied	Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC	Debenture	1 property	28/04/2005	04/08/2011
satisfied	Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC	Fixed and floating charge	1 property	30/09/1996	15/07/1997

Recent filings (124 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

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2025-12-22

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-07-24

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-12-20

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-07-22

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2024-03-28

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2024-03-28

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2024-03-28

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-12-21

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-07-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-12-15

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-07-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2021-12-23

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-07-22

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2021-01-17

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-07-23