ACR IT SOLUTIONS LTD

💤Zombieactive
04548739 · ltd · incorporated 2002-09-30
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 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 11.0y

15/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 11.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (1 active, 10 linked, 7 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
95 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Average employees00

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
4
filings
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 mortgage
  • • 1 dissolution
Last 90 days
5
filings
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 mortgage
  • • 1 dissolution
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 mortgage
  • • 1 dissolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (45 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-14
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  2. 2026-07-07
    📄
    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  3. 2026-07-07
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #3
  4. 2026-07-03
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  5. 2026-06-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-09-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-05-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-05-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-11-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-09-29
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2022-09-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-08-08
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2022-07-29
    ➖
    DONOGHUE, John Patrick resigned
    director
  14. 2021-11-30
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2021-11-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-08-23
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  17. 2021-08-09
    📄
    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  18. 2021-08-07
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  19. 2021-07-30
    🔒
    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Santander UK PLC (As Security Trustee)
  20. 2021-07-13
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  21. 2021-07-13
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  22. 2021-05-05
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  23. 2021-02-24
    ➖
    RAHIMI, Bahman resigned
    director
  24. 2021-02-16
    ➖
    BURRISSON, Anthony Paul resigned
    director
  25. 2021-02-16
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  26. 2021-02-11
    ➕
    RAHIMI, Malek Amir appointed
    director
  27. 2021-02-11
    ➖
    BURRISSON, Catherine resigned
    director
  28. 2021-02-11
    ➕
    DONOGHUE, John Patrick appointed
    director
  29. 2021-02-11
    ➕
    RAHIMI, Bahman appointed
    director
  30. 2019-07-22
    ➕
    BURRISSON, Catherine appointed
    director
  31. 2019-07-19
    ➖
    MCALPINE, Kerry Anne resigned
    director
  32. 2017-07-10
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #2
  33. 2015-07-01
    ➖
    FREEMAN, Steven resigned
    secretary
  34. 2015-07-01
    ➖
    FREEMAN, Steven resigned
    director
  35. 2015-07-01
    ➕
    MCALPINE, Kerry Anne appointed
    director
  36. 2015-07-01
    🔒
    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Steven Freeman & Yvonne Freeman
  37. 2015-07-01
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Anthony Paul Burrisson and Cath Burrisson
  38. 2002-10-07
    ➕
    FREEMAN, Steven appointed
    secretary
  39. 2002-10-07
    ➖
    @UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  40. 2002-10-07
    ➕
    BURRISSON, Anthony Paul appointed
    director
  41. 2002-10-07
    ➕
    FREEMAN, Steven appointed
    director
  42. 2002-10-07
    ➖
    @UKPLC CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  43. 2002-09-30
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACR IT SOLUTIONS LTD
  44. 2002-09-30
    ➕
    @UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  45. 2002-09-30
    ➕
    @UKPLC CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD 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

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Kam I.T Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Kam I.T Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
⬇
ACR IT SOLUTIONS LTD
This company · 04548739

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
Kam I.T Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting07/05/2016
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Bdr Group Holdings Limitedceased 11/02/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Mr Anthony Burrissonceased 11/02/2021· significant influence
  • Miss Kerry Anne Mcalpineceased 26/11/2019· 25-50% 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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🔒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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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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-09-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

Caspian House Timothys Bridge Road
Stratford Enterprise Park
Stratford-Upon-Avon
CV37 9NR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-28
Last: 2026-05-14

Officers (1 active · 9 resigned)

RAHIMI, Malek Amir→
director · ~32y · appointed 2021-02-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FREEMAN, Steven→
secretary · appointed 2002-10-07 · resigned 2015-07-01
Resigned
@UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-09-30 · resigned 2002-10-07
Resigned
BURRISSON, Anthony Paul→
director · ~63y · appointed 2002-10-07 · resigned 2021-02-16
Resigned
BURRISSON, Catherine→
director · ~61y · appointed 2019-07-22 · resigned 2021-02-11
Resigned
DONOGHUE, John Patrick→
director · ~62y · appointed 2021-02-11 · resigned 2022-07-29
Resigned
FREEMAN, Steven→
director · ~62y · appointed 2002-10-07 · resigned 2015-07-01
Resigned
MCALPINE, Kerry Anne→
director · ~43y · appointed 2015-07-01 · resigned 2019-07-19
Resigned
RAHIMI, Bahman→
director · ~71y · appointed 2021-02-11 · resigned 2021-02-24
Resigned
@UKPLC CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-09-30 · resigned 2002-10-07
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Santander
Santander UK PLC (As Security Trustee)
A registered charge—30/07/202107/07/2026
satisfied
Steven Freeman & Yvonne Freeman
A registered charge1 property01/07/201510/07/2017
satisfied
Anthony Paul Burrisson and Cath Burrisson
A registered charge7 properties01/07/201516/02/2021

Recent filings (95 total)

gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-07-14
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-07-07
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-11-24
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-08-08