ACIS PROPERTIES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04079818 · ltd · incorporated 2000-09-28
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (59/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
18 officers (3 active, 18 linked, 11 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
94 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (49 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-23
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  2. 2024-10-30
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  3. 2023-10-30
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  4. 2022-10-31
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  5. 2022-01-07
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  6. 2020-10-13
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  7. 2019-12-12
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  8. 2018-10-15
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  9. 2017-12-27
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  10. 2017-09-18
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  11. 2017-08-03
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  12. 2016-09-26
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  13. 2016-09-26
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  15. 2016-09-26
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  16. 2016-09-23
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    BACON, Gregory Paul appointed
    secretary
  17. 2016-09-23
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    HATCHMAN, Simon James resigned
    secretary
  18. 2016-09-23
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    HATCHMAN, Simon James resigned
    director
  19. 2016-05-09
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    BACON, Gregory Paul appointed
    director
  20. 2016-01-31
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    WABY, Valerie Ann resigned
    director
  21. 2015-10-01
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    HATCHMAN, Simon James appointed
    secretary
  22. 2015-09-30
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    WABY, Valerie Ann resigned
    secretary
  23. 2014-10-17
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    HATCHMAN, Simon James appointed
    director
  24. 2014-10-16
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    GERRARD, Michael John resigned
    director
  25. 2014-02-28
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    BLENKINSOP, Russell Charles Simon resigned
    secretary
  26. 2014-02-28
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    BLENKINSOP, Russell Charles Simon resigned
    director
  27. 2014-01-09
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    GERRARD, Michael John appointed
    director
  28. 2014-01-01
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    WABY, Valerie Ann appointed
    secretary
  29. 2009-07-20
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    WOOLLAM, Paul Robert appointed
    director
  30. 2009-07-20
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    BLENKINSOP, Russell Charles Simon appointed
    secretary
  31. 2009-07-20
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    WABY, Valerie Ann resigned
    secretary
  32. 2009-04-17
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    THOMPSON, Neville Stuart resigned
    director
  33. 2009-04-06
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    BLENKINSOP, Russell Charles Simon appointed
    director
  34. 2008-10-31
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    SMURTHWAITE, Neil David resigned
    director
  35. 2006-11-09
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    SMURTHWAITE, Neil David appointed
    director
  36. 2006-10-06
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    HARRISON, James Douglas Mckaig resigned
    secretary
  37. 2006-10-06
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    WABY, Valerie Ann appointed
    secretary
  38. 2006-10-06
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    HARRISON, James Douglas Mckaig resigned
    director
  39. 2004-07-22
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    WABY, Valerie Ann appointed
    director
  40. 2004-04-30
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    FLYNN, Victor resigned
    director
  41. 2000-10-06
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    HARRISON, James Douglas Mckaig appointed
    secretary
  42. 2000-10-06
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    DICKINSON DEES resigned
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  43. 2000-10-06
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    CARE, Timothy James resigned
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  44. 2000-10-06
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    FLYNN, Victor appointed
    director
  45. 2000-10-06
    ➕
    HARRISON, James Douglas Mckaig appointed
    director
  46. 2000-10-06
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    THOMPSON, Neville Stuart appointed
    director
  47. 2000-09-28
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    Company incorporated
    As ACIS PROPERTIES LIMITED
  48. 2000-09-28
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    DICKINSON DEES appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  49. 2000-09-28
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    CARE, Timothy James appointed
    nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • 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

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

Group structure

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

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Acis Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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ACIS PROPERTIES LIMITED
This company · 04079818

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
Acis Group Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2000-09-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Acis House
Bridge Street
Gainsborough
Lincolnshire
DN21 1GG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-21
Last: 2025-07-07

Officers (3 active · 15 resigned)

BACON, Gregory Paul→
secretary · appointed 2016-09-23
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Active
BACON, Gregory Paul→
director · ~63y · appointed 2016-05-09
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Active
WOOLLAM, Paul Robert→
director · ~65y · appointed 2009-07-20
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Active
BLENKINSOP, Russell Charles Simon→
secretary · appointed 2009-07-20 · resigned 2014-02-28
Resigned
HARRISON, James Douglas Mckaig→
secretary · appointed 2000-10-06 · resigned 2006-10-06
Resigned
HATCHMAN, Simon James→
secretary · appointed 2015-10-01 · resigned 2016-09-23
Resigned
WABY, Valerie Ann→
secretary · appointed 2014-01-01 · resigned 2015-09-30
Resigned
WABY, Valerie Ann→
secretary · appointed 2006-10-06 · resigned 2009-07-20
Resigned
DICKINSON DEES→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-09-28 · resigned 2000-10-06
Resigned
BLENKINSOP, Russell Charles Simon→
director · ~69y · appointed 2009-04-06 · resigned 2014-02-28
Resigned
CARE, Timothy James→
nominee-director · ~65y · appointed 2000-09-28 · resigned 2000-10-06
Resigned
FLYNN, Victor→
director · ~68y · appointed 2000-10-06 · resigned 2004-04-30
Resigned
GERRARD, Michael John→
director · ~57y · appointed 2014-01-09 · resigned 2014-10-16
Resigned
HARRISON, James Douglas Mckaig→
director · ~79y · appointed 2000-10-06 · resigned 2006-10-06
Resigned
HATCHMAN, Simon James→
director · ~54y · appointed 2014-10-17 · resigned 2016-09-23
Resigned
SMURTHWAITE, Neil David→
director · ~54y · appointed 2006-11-09 · resigned 2008-10-31
Resigned
THOMPSON, Neville Stuart→
director · ~72y · appointed 2000-10-06 · resigned 2009-04-17
Resigned
WABY, Valerie Ann→
director · ~58y · appointed 2004-07-22 · resigned 2016-01-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (94 total)

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2024-07-22
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2023-10-30
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2022-10-31
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2022-01-07
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2021-10-26
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2020-10-13
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2020-10-02
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2019-12-12
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