ACROM CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05657352 · ltd · incorporated 2005-12-19
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
£-43.2k
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 (80/100, director aged 61). 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 (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 10.5y

30/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 10.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
64 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £43,180

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£43k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£119k
↑ 61% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£43k-£11k£22k£54k£86k£119kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£-2.3k£8.8k
Current assets£118.8k£73.9k
Net assets£-43.2k£-43.2k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 mortgage
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 mortgage
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  2. 2026-03-25
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Reward Finance Group Limited
  3. 2026-02-23
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  4. 2026-02-23
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    Charge satisfied #2
  5. 2025-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-01-09
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2025-01-07
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  8. 2024-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-09-06
    ➖
    PEARSON, Clare Louise resigned
    secretary
  10. 2024-09-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2024-09-02
    ➖
    PEARSON, Clare Louise resigned
    director
  12. 2023-10-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-08-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-05-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-01-08
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  19. 2018-01-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  20. 2018-01-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  21. 2017-12-01
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Homes and Communities Agency
  22. 2017-08-12
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    Charge satisfied #1
  23. 2015-11-25
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Homes and Communities Agency
  24. 2007-12-31
    ➖
    METCALF, Lee resigned
    director
  25. 2007-03-23
    ➕
    METCALF, Lee appointed
    director
  26. 2005-12-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACROM CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT LIMITED
  27. 2005-12-19
    ➕
    MARTINELLI, Alexander Peter appointed
    director
  28. 2005-12-19
    ➕
    PEARSON, Clare Louise appointed
    secretary
  29. 2005-12-19
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2005-12-19
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2005-12-19
    ➕
    PEARSON, Clare Louise appointed
    director
  32. 2005-12-19
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  33. 2005-12-19
    ➖
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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.

Group structure

Acrom Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Acrom Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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ACROM CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT LIMITED
This company · 05657352

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Acrom Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares20/12/2016
Mr Alex Martinelli
Individual · British · DOB 11/1965 · age 61
——sig. influencesignificant influence19/12/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Ms Clare Louise Pearsonceased 06/09/2024· significant influence

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

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

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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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-12-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

107 Cleethorpe Road
Grimsby
North East Lincolnshire
DN31 3ER

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-02
Last: 2025-12-19

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

MARTINELLI, Alexander Peter→
director · ~61y · appointed 2005-12-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PEARSON, Clare Louise→
secretary · appointed 2005-12-19 · resigned 2024-09-06
Resigned
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-12-19 · resigned 2005-12-19
Resigned
METCALF, Lee→
director · ~47y · appointed 2007-03-23 · resigned 2007-12-31
Resigned
PEARSON, Clare Louise→
director · ~58y · appointed 2005-12-19 · resigned 2024-09-02
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-12-19 · resigned 2005-12-19
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Reward Finance Group
Reward Finance Group Limited
A registered charge1 property25/03/2026—
satisfied
Homes and Communities Agency
A registered charge—01/12/201723/02/2026
satisfied
Homes and Communities Agency
A registered charge—25/11/201512/08/2017
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Recent filings (64 total)

mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-03-31
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-01-09
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-09-29