ACR LEISURE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04887417 · ltd · incorporated 2003-09-04
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 22.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Holiday centres and villages
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 89-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 89). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

7 live charges · oldest 22.5y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 22.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
104 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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.

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£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees300400

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 capital
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (47 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-02-09
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    capital-alter-shares-redemption-statement-of-capital
    capital · SH02
  3. 2025-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-07-16
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  5. 2025-07-11
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    capital-alter-shares-redemption-statement-of-capital
    capital · SH02
  6. 2024-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-09-02
    ➖
    KNIGHT, James Logan resigned
    director
  8. 2024-09-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2024-08-22
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    capital-alter-shares-redemption-statement-of-capital
    capital · SH02
  10. 2024-08-06
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  11. 2024-08-06
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    capital-alter-shares-redemption-statement-of-capital
    capital · SH02
  12. 2024-08-06
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  13. 2023-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-11-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2022-10-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-11-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-11-01
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  18. 2021-10-28
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  19. 2021-10-28
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  20. 2021-10-28
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  21. 2021-10-28
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    Charge satisfied #7
  22. 2021-10-28
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    Charge satisfied #2
  23. 2021-10-28
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    Charge satisfied #1
  24. 2021-08-18
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  25. 2021-08-18
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    Charge satisfied #6
  26. 2021-08-18
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    Charge satisfied #5
  27. 2021-08-18
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #4
  28. 2021-08-18
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #3
  29. 2020-03-20
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  30. 2007-11-29
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  31. 2007-07-09
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  32. 2007-02-26
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  33. 2004-12-09
    🔒
    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  34. 2004-01-20
    ➕
    KNIGHT, Ruth appointed
    secretary
  35. 2004-01-20
    ➕
    KNIGHT, Ruth appointed
    director
  36. 2004-01-20
    ➖
    FUNNELL, Hazel Irene resigned
    secretary
  37. 2004-01-20
    ➕
    KNIGHT, James Logan appointed
    director
  38. 2003-12-07
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  39. 2003-11-28
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  40. 2003-09-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACR LEISURE LIMITED
  41. 2003-09-04
    ➕
    FUNNELL, Hazel Irene appointed
    director
  42. 2003-09-04
    ➕
    FUNNELL, Leonard Ernest appointed
    director
  43. 2003-09-04
    ➕
    FUNNELL, Hazel Irene appointed
    secretary
  44. 2003-09-04
    ➕
    SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  45. 2003-09-04
    ➖
    SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  46. 2003-09-04
    ➕
    CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  47. 2003-09-04
    ➖
    CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 89 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 89 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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
medium

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Leonard Ernest Funnell
Individual · British · DOB 05/1937 · age 89
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · trust interest06/03/2018
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Leonard Ernest Funnellceased 13/09/2019· board control · firm interest
  • Mr Leonard Ernest Funnellceased 13/09/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · trust interest

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

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Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-09-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55201 — Holiday centres and villages

Registered office

Summerhill House
Sculthorpe Road
Fakenham
Norfolk
NR21 9HA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-05
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-08
Last: 2025-09-24

Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)

KNIGHT, Ruth→
secretary · appointed 2004-01-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FUNNELL, Hazel Irene→
director · ~81y · appointed 2003-09-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FUNNELL, Leonard Ernest→
director · ~89y · appointed 2003-09-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KNIGHT, Ruth→
director · ~54y · appointed 2004-01-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FUNNELL, Hazel Irene→
secretary · appointed 2003-09-04 · resigned 2004-01-20
Resigned
SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-09-04 · resigned 2003-09-04
Resigned
KNIGHT, James Logan→
director · ~59y · appointed 2004-01-20 · resigned 2024-09-02
Resigned
CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-09-04 · resigned 2003-09-04
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

7
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:7 of 7 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge—20/03/202028/10/2021
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Mortgage1 property29/11/200718/08/2021
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Mortgage2 properties09/07/200718/08/2021
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Mortgage1 property26/02/200718/08/2021
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Mortgage1 property09/12/200418/08/2021
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property07/12/200328/10/2021
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Debenture1 property28/11/200328/10/2021

Recent filings (104 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-04
capital-alter-shares-redemption-statement-of-capital
capital · SH02
2026-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-17
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-07-16
capital-alter-shares-redemption-statement-of-capital
capital · SH02
2025-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-02
capital-alter-shares-redemption-statement-of-capital
capital · SH02
2024-08-22
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-08-06
capital-alter-shares-redemption-statement-of-capital
capital · SH02
2024-08-06
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-06