ACER TENNIS LETTINGS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05069244 · ltd · incorporated 2004-03-10
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
£23.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
69 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.

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Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £23,591

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£24k
↑ 161% YoY
Current Assets
£60k
↑ 95% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£12k£24k£36k£48k£60kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£23.6k£9.0k
Current assets£60.0k£30.7k
Net assets£23.6k£9.0k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  4. 2022-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-01-10
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    address · AD01
  6. 2021-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  8. 2019-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  9. 2018-09-30
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  10. 2017-09-27
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2015-12-29
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    DRYSDALE, Jennifer Lucy appointed
    director
  13. 2015-12-29
    ➖
    HOCKTON, Natalie resigned
    secretary
  14. 2015-12-29
    ➖
    BROWN, Carly resigned
    director
  15. 2015-12-29
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-12-29
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    officers · AP01
  17. 2015-12-29
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    officers · TM01
  18. 2015-12-29
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    officers · TM02
  19. 2008-08-14
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    COUGHLAN, Nicholas Sean resigned
    director
  20. 2008-02-28
    ➕
    HOCKTON, Natalie appointed
    secretary
  21. 2008-02-28
    ➖
    WSM SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2005-05-27
    ➖
    WHEATLEY, Jamie Andrew Gavin resigned
    director
  23. 2004-10-15
    ➕
    BROWN, Carly appointed
    director
  24. 2004-04-27
    ➖
    @UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2004-04-27
    ➕
    WSM SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2004-04-27
    ➕
    COUGHLAN, Nicholas Sean appointed
    director
  27. 2004-04-27
    ➕
    WHEATLEY, Jamie Andrew Gavin appointed
    director
  28. 2004-04-27
    ➖
    @UKPLC CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 2004-03-10
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    Company incorporated
    As ACER TENNIS LETTINGS LIMITED
  30. 2004-03-10
    ➕
    @UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2004-03-10
    ➕
    @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

60/100
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 22 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Jennifer Lucy Drysdale
Individual · British · DOB 02/1973 · age 53
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2004-03-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

31 Poplar Road Poplar Road
Shalford
Guildford
GU4 8DH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-12
Last: 2025-12-29

Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)

DRYSDALE, Jennifer Lucy→
director · ~53y · appointed 2015-12-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOCKTON, Natalie→
secretary · appointed 2008-02-28 · resigned 2015-12-29
Resigned
@UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-03-10 · resigned 2004-04-27
Resigned
WSM SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2004-04-27 · resigned 2008-02-28
Resigned
BROWN, Carly→
director · ~45y · appointed 2004-10-15 · resigned 2015-12-29
Resigned
COUGHLAN, Nicholas Sean→
director · ~59y · appointed 2004-04-27 · resigned 2008-08-14
Resigned
WHEATLEY, Jamie Andrew Gavin→
director · ~54y · appointed 2004-04-27 · resigned 2005-05-27
Resigned
@UKPLC CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-03-10 · resigned 2004-04-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (69 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-09-30