ACROM HOLDINGS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
04072069 · ltd · incorporated 2000-09-14
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£231.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of construction holding companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 6 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
16 live charges · 6 lenders · oldest 22.7y
15/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 22.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 6 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · 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
16 charges (16/16 with lender, 16/16 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 4 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
108 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
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 · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £231,283
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£231k
↑ 6.0% YoY
Current Assets
£991k
↑ 18% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £918.4k | £772.0k |
| Current assets | £990.8k | £836.5k |
| Net assets | £231.3k | £218.2k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (63 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-29📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2018-10-29📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2018-10-29🔓Charge satisfied #8
- 2018-10-29🔓Charge satisfied #7
- 2018-10-11📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2018-10-10🔒Charge registered #16Lender: Landbay Partners Limited
- 2018-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-13📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2017-12-13📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2017-12-04📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2017-12-01🔒Charge registered #15Lender: Homes and Communities Agency
- 2017-11-30📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2017-11-29🔒Charge registered #14Lender: London & Dowsby Properties Limited
- 2017-10-06📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2017-10-06📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2017-10-06🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2017-10-06🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2017-10-06🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2017-08-12🔓Charge satisfied #13
- 2017-08-12🔓Charge satisfied #12
- 2015-11-25🔒Charge registered #13Lender: Homes and Communities Agency
- 2015-11-25🔒Charge registered #12Lender: Homes and Communities Agency
- 2015-11-19🔓Charge satisfied #11
- 2015-11-19🔓Charge satisfied #10
- 2015-11-19🔓Charge satisfied #9
- 2015-11-19🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2011-12-12🔒Charge registered #11Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2011-09-21🔒Charge registered #10Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2010-11-19🔒Charge registered #9Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2010-05-10🔒Charge registered #8Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2009-12-09🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2009-12-09🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2009-12-09🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2009-07-14🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2009-07-14🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2009-07-14🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2009-07-14🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2007-09-28🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2005-01-11➕MARTINELLI, Alexander Peter appointeddirector
- 2005-01-11➖REGAN, Simon resigneddirector
- 2003-10-14🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 2003-09-03➖MARTINELLI, Alexander Peter resigneddirector
- 2003-08-15➖PEARSON, Clare Louise resigneddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 63 events
Owner dependency
93/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
85/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Clare Louise Pearson Individual · British · DOB 01/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 14/09/2016 |
Mr Alex Martinelli Individual · British · DOB 11/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 14/09/2016 |
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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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 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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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-09-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64203 — Activities of construction holding companies
Registered office
107 Cleethorpe Road
Grimsby
North East Lincolnshire
DN31 3ER
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-28
Last: 2025-09-14
Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)
PEARSON, Clare Louise→
Activesecretary · appointed 2001-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MARTINELLI, Alexander Peter→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2005-01-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-09-19 · resigned 2002-02-11
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-09-14 · resigned 2000-09-15
MARTINELLI, Alexander Peter→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2001-01-01 · resigned 2003-09-03
PEARSON, Clare Louise→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2002-12-31 · resigned 2003-08-15
REGAN, Simon→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2001-01-01 · resigned 2005-01-11
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-09-19 · resigned 2002-02-11
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-09-14 · resigned 2000-09-15
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Mortgages & charges
16
Total charges
3
Outstanding
3
Active lenders
Status:Lender:16 of 16 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Landbay Landbay Partners Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 10/10/2018 | — | |
| outstanding | Homes and Communities Agency | A registered charge | 1 property | 01/12/2017 | — | |
| outstanding | London & Dowsby Properties London & Dowsby Properties Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 29/11/2017 | — | |
| satisfied | Homes and Communities Agency | A registered charge | 1 property | 25/11/2015 | 12/08/2017 | |
| satisfied | Homes and Communities Agency | A registered charge | — | 25/11/2015 | 12/08/2017 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Mortgage | 1 property | 12/12/2011 | 19/11/2015 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Mortgage deed to secure own liabilities | 1 property | 21/09/2011 | 19/11/2015 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Mortgage deed | 1 property | 19/11/2010 | 19/11/2015 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Mortgage deed | 2 properties | 10/05/2010 | 29/10/2018 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 09/12/2009 | 29/10/2018 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Mortgage deed | 1 property | 14/07/2009 | 19/11/2015 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Mortgage deed | 1 property | 14/07/2009 | 06/10/2017 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Mortgage deed | 1 property | 14/07/2009 | 06/10/2017 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Mortgage deed | 1 property | 14/07/2009 | 06/10/2017 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 28/09/2007 | 09/12/2009 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Debenture | 1 property | 14/10/2003 | 09/12/2009 |
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Recent filings (108 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-05-10
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2018-10-29