ACROPOLIS DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03339040 · ltd · incorporated 1997-03-24
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
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: dormant / non-trading with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
11 officers (2 active, 11 linked, 2 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
101 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees100100

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-12
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-02-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2025-01-27
    ELPHICK, Ian Richard appointed
    director
  5. 2025-01-27
    MEYS, Jacques Hubert Antoine resigned
    director
  6. 2024-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-07-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-03-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-08-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-08-16
    PARFIGROUP UK LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  14. 2018-08-16
    ELPHICK, Ian resigned
    secretary
  15. 2018-08-16
    📄
    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  16. 2018-08-16
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  17. 2018-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-06-26
    📄
    administrative-restoration-company
    restoration · RT01
  19. 2018-05-22
    📄
    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  20. 2018-03-06
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  21. 2011-01-30
    ELPHICK, Ian appointed
    secretary
  22. 2011-01-30
    MEYS, Jacques Hubert Antoine appointed
    director
  23. 2010-06-10
    OMEX LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2010-06-10
    PENZA LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  25. 2005-12-05
    OMEX LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2005-12-05
    PENZA LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  27. 2005-10-04
    OMEX LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  28. 2005-10-04
    PENZA LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  29. 2005-03-01
    ATLAS CORPORATE HOLDINGS INC resigned
    corporate-secretary
  30. 2005-03-01
    OMEX LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  31. 2001-02-20
    ATLAS CORPORATE HOLDINGS INC appointed
    corporate-secretary
  32. 2001-02-20
    FIRST SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  33. 2001-02-20
    FIRST DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  34. 2001-02-20
    PENZA LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  35. 1997-03-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACROPOLIS DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
  36. 1997-03-24
    FIRST SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  37. 1997-03-24
    FIRST DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Scivias Trust Management Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Scivias Trust Management Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
ACROPOLIS DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
This company · 03339040

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
Scivias Trust Management Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/07/2016

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1997-03-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

The Corner House
2 High Street
Aylesford
Kent
ME20 7LQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-14
Last: 2026-06-30

Officers (2 active · 9 resigned)

PARFIGROUP UK LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2018-08-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ELPHICK, Ian Richard
director · ~56y · appointed 2025-01-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ELPHICK, Ian
secretary · appointed 2011-01-30 · resigned 2018-08-16
Resigned
ATLAS CORPORATE HOLDINGS INC
corporate-secretary · appointed 2001-02-20 · resigned 2005-03-01
Resigned
FIRST SECRETARIES LIMITED
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-03-24 · resigned 2001-02-20
Resigned
OMEX LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-12-05 · resigned 2010-06-10
Resigned
OMEX LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-03-01 · resigned 2005-10-04
Resigned
MEYS, Jacques Hubert Antoine
director · ~75y · appointed 2011-01-30 · resigned 2025-01-27
Resigned
FIRST DIRECTORS LIMITED
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-03-24 · resigned 2001-02-20
Resigned
PENZA LIMITED
corporate-director · appointed 2005-12-05 · resigned 2010-06-10
Resigned
PENZA LIMITED
corporate-director · appointed 2001-02-20 · resigned 2005-10-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (101 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-03