ACHOR LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
04901442 · ltd · incorporated 2003-09-16
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£-154.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed property-backed borrower — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 74). 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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 21.3y
15/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 21.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
73 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £154,274
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£154k
↓ 5.9% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-154.3k | £-145.7k |
| Net assets | £-154.3k | £-145.7k |
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 (31 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-11-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-11-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-04-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-19➖BARRY, Christopher John resignedsecretary
- 2018-02-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-02-19📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2018-02-19📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2018-02-18➕BARRY, Rosemary Gillian appointedsecretary
- 2017-06-17➖BARRY, Christopher John resigneddirector
- 2011-01-25➖ELLISTON, Adam resigneddirector
- 2006-05-05🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
- 2005-12-08🔒Charge registered #2Lender: London Scottish Bank PLC T/a London Scottish Mortgages
- 2005-03-15🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2004-12-10➕BARRY, Rosemary Gillian appointeddirector
- 2003-09-18➖JT PERSONNEL LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2003-09-16🏢Company incorporatedAs ACHOR LIMITED
- 2003-09-16➕BARRY, Christopher John appointedsecretary
- 2003-09-16➕JT PERSONNEL LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2003-09-16➕BARRY, Christopher John appointeddirector
- 2003-09-16➕ELLISTON, Adam appointeddirector
Owner dependency
100/100
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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
100/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Rosemary Gillian Barry Individual · British · DOB 09/1952 · age 74 | 50–75% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Christopher John Barryceased 19/02/2018· 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.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. J. HOWARD LIMITED→ 01290701 · est 1976 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 49y | — | — |
| AAIQ ASSOCIATES LTD→ 09858924 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| ABBOTTS DEVELOPMENTS LTD→ 13209271 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| ABBOTTS PROPERTY INVESTMENTS LTD→ 13573559 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ABHAY PROPERTIES LTD→ 12028144 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| ABODE ABILITY LTD→ 15985109 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ACREAGE PROPERTIES LTD→ 10790309 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| ACS (EYE) PROPERTIES LTD→ 15324500 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ACTIF CAPITAL LTD→ 16190210 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ACY PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 14048604 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| AD HOLDINGS (NORFOLK) LIMITED→ 16398538 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ADDEH PROPERTY LIMITED→ 16939130 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
9 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-09-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
C/O Glx
69-75 Thorpe Road
Norwich
Norfolk
NR1 1UA
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last: 2025-09-16
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
BARRY, Rosemary Gillian→
Activesecretary · appointed 2018-02-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BARRY, Rosemary Gillian→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 2004-12-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BARRY, Christopher John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-09-16 · resigned 2018-02-19
JT PERSONNEL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2003-09-16 · resigned 2003-09-18
BARRY, Christopher John→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2003-09-16 · resigned 2017-06-17
ELLISTON, Adam→
Resigneddirector · ~46y · appointed 2003-09-16 · resigned 2011-01-25
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
3
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | NatWest Group Rbs Invoice Finance Limited / Rbs Invoice Finance Limited | Fixed and floating charge | 1 property | 05/05/2006 | — | |
| outstanding | London Scottish Bank T/a London Scottish Mortgages London Scottish Bank PLC T/a London Scottish Mortgages | A standard security which was presented for registration in scotland on 19TH april 2006 and | 1 property | 08/12/2005 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 15/03/2005 | — |
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Recent filings (73 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-26