ACER ENGINEERING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04023483 · ltd · incorporated 2000-06-29

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 25.6y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Aug 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures

Sector: Manufacturing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

25990SIC 25990
71129Other engineering activities

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 25.6y

50/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 25.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

Company profile

address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)

Directors & officers

11 officers (5 active, 11 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

78 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-08-31	2024-08-31
Average employees	18	1600

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

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand

2026-02-19
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accounts · AA
2025-08-29
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-08-29
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officers · CH01
2025-08-29
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officers · CH01
2025-07-29
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address · AD01
2025-03-06
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accounts · AA
2024-05-15
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accounts · AA
2024-05-13
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officers · AP01
2024-05-13
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officers · AP01
2024-05-13
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officers · CH01
2024-05-03
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OSORIO, David appointed
director
2024-05-03
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STEVENS, Christopher appointed
director
2023-03-28
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accounts · AA
2022-05-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-03-19
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mortgage · MR01
2020-03-13
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
2020-02-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-03-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-02-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-05-16
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
2016-01-12
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
2014-10-30
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EWAN, Alan Robert resigned
director
2014-09-01
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HALTON, Karen Jayne appointed
secretary
2014-09-01
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EWAN, Carolynne resigned
secretary
2014-09-01
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EWAN, Carolynne resigned
director
2014-03-01
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HALTON, David Philip appointed
director
2014-03-01
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HALTON, Karen Jayne appointed
director
2000-09-22
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
2000-07-03
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EWAN, Carolynne appointed
secretary
2000-07-03
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INTERACTIVE FORMATIONS LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2000-07-03
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EWAN, Alan Robert appointed
director
2000-07-03
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EWAN, Carolynne appointed
director
2000-07-03
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SMITH, David William resigned
director
2000-07-03
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INTERACTIVE FORMATIONS LIMITED resigned
corporate-director
2000-06-29
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Company incorporated
As ACER ENGINEERING LIMITED
2000-06-29
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INTERACTIVE FORMATIONS LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2000-06-29
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SMITH, David William appointed
director
2000-06-29
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INTERACTIVE FORMATIONS LIMITED appointed
corporate-director

Owner dependency

48/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

43/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
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.)

Group structure

Acer Infinity Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Acer Infinity Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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ACER ENGINEERING LIMITED

This company · 04023483

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
Acer Infinity Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	29/06/2017

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

Incorporated2000-06-29

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC25110 — Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures

Registered office

38 Station Road

Hesketh Bank

Preston

PR4 6SP

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-13

Last: 2025-06-29