ACROBAT PROMOTIONS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

05165928 · ltd · incorporated 2004-06-29

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 Apr 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 18.2y

45/100

under pressure

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

· Oldest live charge is 18.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

71 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30
Average employees	3	300

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

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3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand

2025-11-27
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accounts · AA
2023-11-17
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accounts · AA
2022-11-18
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accounts · AA
2021-10-08
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accounts · AA
2020-12-21
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accounts · AA
2019-11-18
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accounts · AA
2018-09-14
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accounts · AA
2017-12-18
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accounts · AA
2017-07-10
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2017-01-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-06-30
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-07-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-06-30
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annual-return · AR01
2014-12-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2009-12-31
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LYCETT, Graham Lewis resigned
secretary
2008-03-14
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2006-07-11
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LYCETT, Graham Lewis appointed
secretary
2006-07-11
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SHAWS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2004-06-29
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Company incorporated
As ACROBAT PROMOTIONS LIMITED
2004-06-29
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LYCETT, Jayne appointed
director
2004-06-29
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SHAWS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2004-06-29
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TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-06-29
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TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-06-29
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COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2004-06-29
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COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100

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

+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.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

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 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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Jayne Lycett Individual · British · DOB 10/1970 · age 56	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	30/06/2016

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

Incorporated2004-06-29

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC46190 — Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods

Registered office

6-8 Eling Lane

Totton

Southampton

Hampshire

SO40 9GA

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-06-15

Last: 2026-06-01

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

LYCETT, Jayne→

director · ~56y · appointed 2004-06-29

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Active

LYCETT, Graham Lewis→

secretary · appointed 2006-07-11 · resigned 2009-12-31

Resigned

SHAWS SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2004-06-29 · resigned 2006-07-11

Resigned

TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-06-29 · resigned 2004-06-29

Resigned

COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-06-29 · resigned 2004-06-29

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	Legal charge	1 property	14/03/2008	—

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