ACER LEAF LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02790169 · ltd · incorporated 1993-02-16
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 29.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£569.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 29.1y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 29.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
78 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £569,102

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£569k
↑ 1.5% YoY
Current Assets
£22k
↑ 101% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£114k£228k£341k£455k£569kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£569.1k£560.6k
Current assets£21.8k£10.9k
Net assets£569.1k£560.6k

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
5
filings
  • • 3 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 3 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-04-30
    ➕
    BENNETT, Michael Trevor appointed
    director
  3. 2026-04-30
    ➖
    BENNETT, Michael Trevor resigned
    director
  4. 2026-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2026-04-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2026-04-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2025-11-13
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  8. 2025-11-13
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    Charge satisfied #1
  9. 2025-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-08-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-04-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2019-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-09-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-09-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 1997-05-30
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  20. 1993-02-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACER LEAF LIMITED
  21. 1993-02-16
    ➕
    JONES, Trevor John appointed
    secretary
  22. 1993-02-16
    ➕
    JONES, Trevor John appointed
    director
  23. 1993-02-16
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 1993-02-16
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 1993-02-16
    ➕
    BENNETT, Michael Trevor appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 33 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
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.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 33 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

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Trevor John Jones
Individual · British · DOB 01/1951 · age 75
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1993-02-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

The Coach House Aust Road
Olveston
Bristol
BS35 4DE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-02
Last: 2026-02-16

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

JONES, Trevor John→
secretary · appointed 1993-02-16
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Active
BENNETT, Michael Trevor→
director · ~76y · appointed 2026-04-30
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Active
JONES, Trevor John→
director · ~75y · appointed 1993-02-16
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Active
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1993-02-16 · resigned 1993-02-16
Resigned
BENNETT, Michael Trevor→
director · ~76y · appointed 1993-02-16 · resigned 2026-04-30
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property30/05/199713/11/2025

Recent filings (78 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-30
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-10