ACRE ACCOUNTANCY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

06298359 · ltd · incorporated 2007-07-02

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

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 12.6y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Jul 2025

Net worth

£106.8k

book net assets

Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 12.6y

85/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 12.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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

Lenders & charges

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

Directors & officers

5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

58 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £106,757

Cash YoY

+30%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£416k

↑ 30% YoY

Net Worth

£107k

↑ 14% YoY

Current Assets

£650k

↑ 26% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-07-31	2024-07-31
Total assets	£106.8k	£138.6k
Current assets	£649.8k	£516.0k
Cash	£415.6k	£319.7k
Debtors	£234.2k	£196.3k
Net assets	£106.8k	£93.6k

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

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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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 mortgage

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand

2026-03-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-09
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-02-09
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Charge satisfied #1
2025-04-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-04-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-04-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-02-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-04-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-04-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-08-01
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officers · TM01
2019-08-01
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2019-07-31
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DAVIES, Allan James resigned
director
2019-04-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-02-18
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2019-01-30
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2018-04-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2016-12-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2013-11-01
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DAVIES, Allan James appointed
director
2013-10-22
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
2012-08-01
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BEVAN, Mark Anthony appointed
director
2011-09-01
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MASON, Robin Graham appointed
director
2007-07-02
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Company incorporated
As ACRE ACCOUNTANCY LIMITED
2007-07-02
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SPENCER, Susan Heather appointed
secretary
2007-07-02
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SPENCER, Russell John appointed
director

Owner dependency

68/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
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

3 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Russell John Spencer Individual · British · DOB 06/1966 · age 60	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	01/07/2016
Mr Robin Graham Mason Individual · British · DOB 09/1969 · age 57	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	01/07/2016
Mr Mark Anthony Bevan Individual · British · DOB 02/1965 · age 61	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	01/07/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Allan James Daviesceased 31/07/2019· significant influence

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

Incorporated2007-07-02

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

Unit 2 Foley Works

Foley Industrial Estate

Hereford

HR1 2SF

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-15

Last: 2025-08-01

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

SPENCER, Susan Heather→

secretary · appointed 2007-07-02

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Active

BEVAN, Mark Anthony→

director · ~61y · appointed 2012-08-01

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Active

MASON, Robin Graham→

director · ~57y · appointed 2011-09-01

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Active

SPENCER, Russell John→

director · ~60y · appointed 2007-07-02

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Active

DAVIES, Allan James→

director · ~68y · appointed 2013-11-01 · resigned 2019-07-31

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	22/10/2013	09/02/2026

Recent filings (58 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-03-01

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2026-02-09

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-08-07