ACROPHILE LTD
💤Zombieactive
07007563 · ltd · incorporated 2009-09-02
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
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year to Apr 2026
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueProperty-backed borrower with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 74). 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
2 live charges · oldest 13.6y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 13.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (73/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
62 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2026-04-16 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
17
filings
- • 8 accounts
- • 7 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-13📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2026-01-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-08-01📄restoration-order-of-courtrestoration · AC92
- 2024-12-23📄bona-vacantia-companyrestoration · BONA
- 2024-02-13📄bona-vacantia-companyrestoration · BONA
- 2024-02-13📄bona-vacantia-companyrestoration · BONA
- 2024-02-13📄bona-vacantia-companyrestoration · BONA
- 2019-05-14📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2019-02-26📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2019-02-18➖MARSDEN, Patricia resignedsecretary
- 2019-02-18📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2012-12-14🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2012-11-19🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2010-12-01➕MARSDEN, Patricia appointedsecretary
- 2010-03-25➕MARSDEN, Michael Lawrence appointeddirector
- 2010-03-24➖JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer resigneddirector
- 2009-09-10➕JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer appointeddirector
- 2009-09-03➖JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer resigneddirector
- 2009-09-02🏢Company incorporatedAs ACROPHILE LTD
- 2009-09-02➕JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer appointeddirector
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
98/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong 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.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Michael Lawrence Marsden Individual · British · DOB 05/1952 · age 74 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence | 01/06/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-09-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
Richmond Lodge Richmond Road
Bowdon
Altrincham
WA14 2TS
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2028-01-16
Last made up to: 2026-04-16
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-23
Last: 2025-09-09
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
MARSDEN, Michael Lawrence→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 2010-03-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MARSDEN, Patricia→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2010-12-01 · resigned 2019-02-18
JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2009-09-10 · resigned 2010-03-24
JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2009-09-02 · resigned 2009-09-03
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Mortgage deed | 1 property | 14/12/2012 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Debenture deed | 1 property | 19/11/2012 | — |
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Recent filings (62 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-21
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-16
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-16
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-16
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-02
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-23