ACACIA ESTATES LTD

💤Zombieactive
03094750 · ltd · incorporated 1995-08-23
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£1.38M
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other human health activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 75). 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

8 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 28.9y

30/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 28.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · 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
8 charges (8/8 with lender, 8/8 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
109 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
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 £1,378,293
Cash YoY
+53%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£41k
↑ 53% YoY
Net Worth
£1.4m
~ YoY
Current Assets
£96k
↓ 87% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£276k£551k£827k£1.1m£1.4mDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£1.40M£1.38M
Current assets£96.0k£730.1k
Cash£41.4k£27.1k
Debtors£54.6k£53.0k
Net assets£1.38M£1.37M

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.

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Recent activity

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Corporate timeline (47 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2024-06-27
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  3. 2023-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  4. 2022-09-23
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  5. 2021-12-22
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  6. 2021-09-17
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  7. 2021-09-17
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    officers · TM02
  8. 2021-09-16
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    CURRIE, Ian Roy appointed
    secretary
  9. 2021-09-16
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    CURRIE, Josephine resigned
    secretary
  10. 2020-07-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-09-30
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  12. 2019-09-30
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  15. 2019-09-30
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  16. 2019-09-30
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    Charge satisfied #8
  17. 2019-09-30
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    Charge satisfied #4
  18. 2019-09-30
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    Charge satisfied #3
  19. 2019-09-30
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    Charge satisfied #2
  20. 2019-09-30
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    Charge satisfied #1
  21. 2019-08-23
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  22. 2019-08-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  23. 2019-08-23
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  24. 2019-07-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  25. 2018-10-04
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  26. 2017-05-31
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    CURRIE, Josephine resigned
    director
  27. 2016-05-19
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    Charge satisfied #7
  28. 2016-05-19
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    Charge satisfied #6
  29. 2016-05-19
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    Charge satisfied #5
  30. 2013-10-21
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    Charge registered #8
    Lender: Aib Group (UK) P.L.C.
  31. 2008-07-31
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    SARLL, Peter resigned
    director
  32. 2003-05-09
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: Aib Group (UK) P.L.C.
  33. 2003-05-09
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Aib Group (UK) P.L.C.
  34. 2003-05-09
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Aib Group (UK) P.L.C.
  35. 2003-03-28
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Aib Group (UK) P.L.C.
  36. 2003-01-01
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    CURRIE, Josephine appointed
    director
  37. 1998-09-25
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  38. 1998-09-25
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  39. 1997-08-16
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  40. 1995-12-12
    ➕
    SARLL, Peter appointed
    director
  41. 1995-08-23
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    Company incorporated
    As ACACIA ESTATES LTD
  42. 1995-08-23
    ➕
    CURRIE, Ian Roy appointed
    director
  43. 1995-08-23
    ➕
    CURRIE, Josephine appointed
    secretary
  44. 1995-08-23
    ➕
    CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  45. 1995-08-23
    ➖
    CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  46. 1995-08-23
    ➕
    CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  47. 1995-08-23
    ➖
    CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION 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 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — 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 75 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 31 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 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

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.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ian Roy Currie
Individual · British · DOB 05/1951 · age 75
50–75%
—50-75% shares23/08/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Josephine Currieceased 31/05/2017· 25-50% shares

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

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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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1995-08-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

Beauchamp House
402-403 Stourport Road
Kidderminster
DY11 7BG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-06
Last: 2025-08-23

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

CURRIE, Ian Roy→
secretary · appointed 2021-09-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CURRIE, Ian Roy→
director · ~75y · appointed 1995-08-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CURRIE, Josephine→
secretary · appointed 1995-08-23 · resigned 2021-09-16
Resigned
CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1995-08-23 · resigned 1995-08-23
Resigned
CURRIE, Josephine→
director · ~74y · appointed 2003-01-01 · resigned 2017-05-31
Resigned
SARLL, Peter→
director · ~72y · appointed 1995-12-12 · resigned 2008-07-31
Resigned
CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1995-08-23 · resigned 1995-08-23
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

8
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:8 of 8 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Aib Group (UK) P.L.C.
A registered charge1 property21/10/201330/09/2019
satisfied
Aib Group (UK) P.L.C.
Legal mortgage1 property09/05/200319/05/2016
satisfied
Aib Group (UK) P.L.C.
Legal mortgage1 property09/05/200319/05/2016
satisfied
Aib Group (UK) P.L.C.
Legal mortgage1 property09/05/200319/05/2016
satisfied
Aib Group (UK) P.L.C.
Mortgage debenture1 property28/03/200330/09/2019
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
Mortgage deed1 property25/09/199830/09/2019
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
Mortgage deed1 property25/09/199830/09/2019
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
Debenture1 property16/08/199730/09/2019

Recent filings (109 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-22
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2021-09-17
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-13
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2019-09-30