ACACIA ROAD (LONDON) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05468868 · ltd · incorporated 2005-06-01
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£-4.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
9 officers (4 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
66 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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £4,022

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£4k
↑ 1.9% YoY
Current Assets
£9k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£4k-£2k£960£3k£6k£9kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£-4.0k£-4.1k
Current assets£8.6k£8.5k
Net assets£-4.0k£-4.1k

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
3
filings
  • • 2 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-05-10
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    replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
  3. 2026-03-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-12-02
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-12-02
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  6. 2025-11-25
    ➕
    ELMHIRST, Marie Christine appointed
    director
  7. 2025-11-25
    ➖
    SHARAFI, Hossein resigned
    secretary
  8. 2025-11-25
    ➖
    SHARAFI, Hossein resigned
    director
  9. 2025-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-02-20
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2022-02-20
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2022-02-06
    ➕
    SHARAFI, Hossein appointed
    director
  16. 2021-11-29
    ➖
    ROBINSON, Mark Edward resigned
    secretary
  17. 2021-11-29
    ➕
    SHARAFI, Hossein appointed
    secretary
  18. 2021-11-29
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  19. 2021-11-29
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  20. 2021-11-27
    📄
    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  21. 2021-11-26
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  22. 2021-11-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  23. 2021-04-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  24. 2020-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  25. 2013-10-15
    ➕
    TALBOT, Gillian Clare appointed
    director
  26. 2005-06-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACACIA ROAD (LONDON) LIMITED
  27. 2005-06-01
    ➕
    BRISCOE, Gareth James appointed
    director
  28. 2005-06-01
    ➕
    WONG, Chi Yuen, Dr appointed
    director
  29. 2005-06-01
    ➕
    ROBINSON, Mark Edward appointed
    secretary
  30. 2005-06-01
    ➕
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2005-06-01
    ➖
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 2005-06-01
    ➕
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  33. 2005-06-01
    ➖
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
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 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: SHARAFI, Hossein resigned 2025-11-25; SHARAFI, Hossein resigned 2025-11-25

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-06-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Flat 2 24 Acacia Road
Acton
London
W3 6HF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-09
Last: 2026-04-25

Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)

BRISCOE, Gareth James→
director · ~50y · appointed 2005-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ELMHIRST, Marie Christine→
director · ~74y · appointed 2025-11-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TALBOT, Gillian Clare→
director · ~55y · appointed 2013-10-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WONG, Chi Yuen, Dr→
director · ~54y · appointed 2005-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROBINSON, Mark Edward→
secretary · appointed 2005-06-01 · resigned 2021-11-29
Resigned
SHARAFI, Hossein→
secretary · appointed 2021-11-29 · resigned 2025-11-25
Resigned
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-06-01 · resigned 2005-06-01
Resigned
SHARAFI, Hossein→
director · ~32y · appointed 2022-02-06 · resigned 2025-11-25
Resigned
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-06-01 · resigned 2005-06-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (66 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-12
replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2026-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-02
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-02-20