ACR CONSULTANCY LTD

🌳Matureactive
06214909 · ltd · incorporated 2007-04-17
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
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Net worth
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Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
58 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees2200

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-24
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-27
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-03-27
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2023-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-04-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-03-08
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  9. 2022-03-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2022-03-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2021-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-10-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-04-07
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2020-04-07
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2019-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2007-04-17
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    Company incorporated
    As ACR CONSULTANCY LTD
  18. 2007-04-17
    ➕
    RAZZELL, Anthony appointed
    secretary
  19. 2007-04-17
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    RAZZELL, Anthony appointed
    director
  20. 2007-04-17
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    RAZZELL, Lesley Lyford appointed
    director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Lesley Lyford Razzell
Individual · American · DOB 03/1969 · age 57
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Anthony Razzell
Individual · British · DOB 11/1969 · age 57
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2007-04-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

4th Floor 399-401 Strand
London
WC2R 0LT
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-01
Last: 2026-04-17

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

RAZZELL, Anthony→
secretary · appointed 2007-04-17
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Active
RAZZELL, Anthony→
director · ~57y · appointed 2007-04-17
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Active
RAZZELL, Lesley Lyford→
director · ~57y · appointed 2007-04-17
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Active

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Recent filings (58 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-19
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-03-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-03-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-03-07