ACER SNOWMEC LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
02678023 · ltd · incorporated 1992-01-16
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Dormant / non-trading with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 74). 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 (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 30.0y

15/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 30.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
18 officers (2 active, 18 linked, 10 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
146 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
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
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees00

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (52 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-11-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-11-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-11-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-03-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  10. 2018-03-01
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  11. 2018-03-01
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  12. 2018-03-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2018-01-23
    ➕
    WINNETT, Gail Vivienne appointed
    secretary
  14. 2018-01-23
    ➖
    CLULOW, Diane resigned
    secretary
  15. 2017-11-29
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    CLULOW, Malcolm George resigned
    director
  16. 2017-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-02-11
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  19. 2005-07-15
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    RICHARDSON, Mark resigned
    director
  20. 2005-06-04
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    Charge satisfied #2
  21. 2005-05-25
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    Charge satisfied #3
  22. 2005-05-25
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    Charge satisfied #1
  23. 2004-06-15
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    DOAK, James Fraser resigned
    director
  24. 2004-01-19
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    CLULOW, Diane appointed
    secretary
  25. 2004-01-19
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    RICHARDSON, Mark resigned
    secretary
  26. 2000-11-08
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Roberts and Partners (Group) PLC
  27. 2000-10-08
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  28. 1999-03-31
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    TYLER, Charles Stewart resigned
    director
  29. 1998-07-08
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    FENTON, Richard Francis resigned
    director
  30. 1997-11-12
    ➕
    FENTON, Richard Francis appointed
    director
  31. 1997-11-12
    ➕
    TYLER, Charles Stewart appointed
    director
  32. 1996-06-14
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Midland Bank PLC
  33. 1994-10-27
    ➖
    CLULOW, Diane resigned
    secretary
  34. 1994-10-27
    ➕
    RICHARDSON, Mark appointed
    secretary
  35. 1994-10-27
    ➕
    RICHARDSON, Mark appointed
    director
  36. 1993-08-31
    ➖
    PERRETT, Richard resigned
    director
  37. 1993-08-25
    ➕
    CLULOW, Diane appointed
    secretary
  38. 1993-08-25
    ➖
    CURTIS, Richard Gregory resigned
    secretary
  39. 1993-08-25
    ➖
    PAUL, Philip Nicholas resigned
    director
  40. 1993-08-25
    ➖
    PRICE, Anthony Jessop resigned
    director
  41. 1993-07-31
    ➕
    CURTIS, Richard Gregory appointed
    secretary
  42. 1993-07-31
    ➖
    WARWICK, Timothy James resigned
    secretary
  43. 1993-03-30
    ➖
    DESSON, William Gregor resigned
    secretary
  44. 1993-03-30
    ➕
    WARWICK, Timothy James appointed
    secretary
  45. 1993-03-30
    ➕
    TWAMLEY, Paul James appointed
    director
  46. 1993-03-30
    ➖
    TWAMLEY, Paul James resigned
    director
  47. 1993-02-18
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    CLULOW, Malcolm George resigned
    secretary
  48. 1993-02-18
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    DESSON, William Gregor appointed
    secretary
  49. 1993-02-18
    ➕
    PAUL, Philip Nicholas appointed
    director
  50. 1993-02-18
    ➕
    PERRETT, Richard appointed
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 52 events

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
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 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 34 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 med ·
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.

Group structure

World Of Snow Investment Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
World Of Snow Investment Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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ACER SNOWMEC LIMITED
This company · 02678023

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
World Of Snow Investment Holdings Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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

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Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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
Incorporated1992-01-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

Swinford House
Albion Street
Brierley Hill
West Midlands
DY5 3EE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-30
Last: 2026-01-16

Officers (2 active · 16 resigned)

WINNETT, Gail Vivienne→
secretary · appointed 2018-01-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WINNETT, David Frederick→
director · ~74y
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLULOW, Diane→
secretary · appointed 2004-01-19 · resigned 2018-01-23
Resigned
CLULOW, Diane→
secretary · appointed 1993-08-25 · resigned 1994-10-27
Resigned
CLULOW, Malcolm George→
secretary · resigned 1993-02-18
Resigned
CURTIS, Richard Gregory→
secretary · appointed 1993-07-31 · resigned 1993-08-25
Resigned
DESSON, William Gregor→
secretary · appointed 1993-02-18 · resigned 1993-03-30
Resigned
RICHARDSON, Mark→
secretary · appointed 1994-10-27 · resigned 2004-01-19
Resigned
WARWICK, Timothy James→
secretary · appointed 1993-03-30 · resigned 1993-07-31
Resigned
CLULOW, Malcolm George→
director · ~81y · resigned 2017-11-29
Resigned
DOAK, James Fraser→
director · ~91y · resigned 2004-06-15
Resigned
FENTON, Richard Francis→
director · ~82y · appointed 1997-11-12 · resigned 1998-07-08
Resigned
PAUL, Philip Nicholas→
director · ~86y · appointed 1993-02-18 · resigned 1993-08-25
Resigned
PERRETT, Richard→
director · ~78y · appointed 1993-02-18 · resigned 1993-08-31
Resigned
PRICE, Anthony Jessop→
director · ~85y · appointed 1993-02-18 · resigned 1993-08-25
Resigned
RICHARDSON, Mark→
director · ~77y · appointed 1994-10-27 · resigned 2005-07-15
Resigned
TWAMLEY, Paul James→
director · ~80y · appointed 1993-03-30 · resigned 1993-03-30
Resigned
TYLER, Charles Stewart→
director · ~82y · appointed 1997-11-12 · resigned 1999-03-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Roberts and Partners (Group)
Roberts and Partners (Group) PLC
Legal charge1 property08/11/200025/05/2005
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property08/10/200004/06/2005
satisfied
Midland Bank
Midland Bank PLC
Fixed and floating charge1 property14/06/199625/05/2005

Recent filings (146 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-01-17