ACLAND BRACEWELL SURVEYORS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
03372284 · ltd · incorporated 1997-05-16
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 8.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£1.10M
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: property-backed borrower with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 8.7y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 8.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
89 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.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £1,101,099
Cash YoY
+35%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£199k
↑ 35% YoY
Net Worth
£1.1m
↑ 18% YoY
Current Assets
£1.3m
↑ 27% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.16M | £1.02M |
| Current assets | £1.30M | £1.02M |
| Cash | £199.2k | £148.0k |
| Debtors | £1.10M | £865.8k |
| Net assets | £1.10M | £931.4k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-03-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-10-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-22📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-08-22🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2023-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-14📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-09-10🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Reaper Limited Retirement Benefit Scheme
- 2020-10-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2017-11-01➖BAMFORD, Jane Charlotte Anne Acland resignedsecretary
- 2017-11-01➖BRACEWELL, Roger Julian Thomas Acland resigneddirector
- 2017-11-01🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Roger Julian Thomas Acland Bracewell
- 2017-08-31➖SMITH, Paul William resigneddirector
- 2010-11-02➕RAWLINSON, Robert James appointeddirector
- 2010-11-02➕RAWLINSON, Sarah Lloyd appointeddirector
- 2010-10-22➖BUFFEY, Geoffrey Thomas resigneddirector
- 2004-02-02➕SMITH, Paul William appointeddirector
- 2004-01-30➖REDSHAW, Michael Andrew resigneddirector
- 1999-08-02➕BAMFORD, Jane Charlotte Anne Acland appointedsecretary
- 1999-08-02➖REDSHAW, Michael Andrew resignedsecretary
- 1999-02-14➕BUFFEY, Geoffrey Thomas appointeddirector
- 1997-05-16🏢Company incorporatedAs ACLAND BRACEWELL SURVEYORS LIMITED
- 1997-05-16➕REDSHAW, Michael Andrew appointedsecretary
- 1997-05-16➕SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1997-05-16➖SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1997-05-16➕BRACEWELL, Roger Julian Thomas Acland appointeddirector
- 1997-05-16➕REDSHAW, Michael Andrew appointeddirector
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Abs Holding Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Abs Holding Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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ACLAND BRACEWELL SURVEYORS LIMITED
This company · 03372284
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Abs Holding Group Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 01/11/2017 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Roger Julian Thomas Acland Bracewellceased 01/11/2017· 75-100% shares
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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3F PROPERTIES LTD→ 15668801 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| A&D SYKULA PROPERTY INVESTMENT LTD→ 14169440 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| A&F INVESTMENTS LIMITED→ 12449097 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| A&F PROPERTY INVESTMENTS LTD→ 16608039 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ABNSHOLDING LTD→ 15393759 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ACORNSHIELD PROPERTIES LIMITED→ 02630016 · est 1991 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 34y | — | — |
| ACTB PROPERTIES LTD→ 14852428 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ACTIVE ASSET PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD→ 15725191 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AD BALL PROPERTY LTD→ 16327519 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AD HOUSING LIMITED→ 15490397 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ADAMO LIMITED→ 16468530 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ADAMS PROPERTIES & INVESTMENTS LTD→ 14197297 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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6 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1997-05-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Registered office
The Barrons
Church Road Tarleton
Preston
Lancashire
PR4 6UP
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-07
Last: 2026-05-24
Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)
RAWLINSON, Robert James→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2010-11-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RAWLINSON, Sarah Lloyd→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2010-11-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BAMFORD, Jane Charlotte Anne Acland→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-08-02 · resigned 2017-11-01
REDSHAW, Michael Andrew→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1997-05-16 · resigned 1999-08-02
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-05-16 · resigned 1997-05-16
BRACEWELL, Roger Julian Thomas Acland→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 1997-05-16 · resigned 2017-11-01
BUFFEY, Geoffrey Thomas→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 1999-02-14 · resigned 2010-10-22
REDSHAW, Michael Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 1997-05-16 · resigned 2004-01-30
SMITH, Paul William→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2004-02-02 · resigned 2017-08-31
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Reaper Retirement Benefit Scheme Reaper Limited Retirement Benefit Scheme | A registered charge | 1 property | 10/09/2021 | 22/08/2024 | |
| outstanding | Roger Julian Thomas Acland Bracewell | A registered charge | — | 01/11/2017 | — |
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Recent filings (89 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-08
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-18
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-09-14