ACACIA CENTRE LIMITED

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07178885 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2010-03-04

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.

Why now

Window opening · medium confidence

More negotiable than before — 1 signals weakening over the last 30 days.

· Hygiene score: 70 → 65

What changed my view

Last 30 days

Picture worsened over the last 30 days — 1 negative signal vs 0 positive.

↓Hygiene score: 70 → 65

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£9.0k

book net assets

Opportunity

73/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Special-situation opportunity

Distressed leisure with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

16 officers (5 active, 16 linked, 13 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

63 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £8,978

Net assets shrinking

Down £1,969 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£9k

↓ 18% YoY

Current Assets

£9k

↓ 18% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£9.0k	£10.9k
Current assets	£9.0k	£10.9k
Net assets	£9.0k	£10.9k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 dissolution

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 dissolution
• 1 gazette

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 dissolution
• 1 gazette

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (45 events)Click to expand

2026-07-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-06-22
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dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2026-06-20
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HAYFIELD, Ruth resigned
director
2026-06-16
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-12-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-19
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officers · AP01
2025-01-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-20
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SMITH, Stephen Larry appointed
director
2023-12-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-21
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POLLARD, Shaun William resigned
director
2022-06-21
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-01-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-01-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-03-06
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-03-06
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officers · TM02
2019-02-19
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BOOTH, Alan resigned
secretary
2019-02-19
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BOOTH, Alan resigned
director
2019-01-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-11-13
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BOOTH, Alan appointed
director
2018-11-13
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2018-11-13
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2017-07-25
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POLLARD, Shaun William appointed
director
2017-03-28
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BATES, Leanne appointed
director
2017-01-10
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WARREN, Annette resigned
director
2016-08-23
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LOCKWOOD, Gary appointed
director
2016-07-26
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HAYFIELD, Ruth appointed
director
2016-06-28
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HALLAM, Kathy resigned
director
2016-06-28
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STREETS, Georgina Carol resigned
director
2016-01-26
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HALLAM, Kathy appointed
director
2016-01-26
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STREETS, Georgina Carol appointed
director
2015-04-14
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HAYFIELD, Shaun appointed
director
2015-03-17
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BOOTH, Alan appointed
secretary
2015-03-17
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COOPER, Timothy Paul resigned
secretary
2015-03-17
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BOOTH, Alan resigned
director
2013-08-27
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WARREN, Annette appointed
director
2012-06-28
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COOPER, Timothy Paul appointed
secretary
2012-06-28
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STREETS, Georgina Carol resigned
secretary
2012-06-28
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BOOTH, Alan appointed
director
2011-06-07
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REAST, Susan appointed
director
2011-06-07
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MANGOLD, Darren resigned
director
2010-03-04
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Company incorporated
As ACACIA CENTRE LIMITED
2010-03-04
➕
STREETS, Georgina Carol appointed
secretary
2010-03-04
➕
MANGOLD, Darren appointed
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

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.

Red flags

1 high ·

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-18

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Susan Reast Individual · British · DOB 03/1957 · age 69	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest	07/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2010-03-04

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Registered office

The Acacia Centre Acacia Avenue

Kirkby-In-Ashfield

Nottingham

NG17 9BH

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-03-18OVERDUE

Last: 2025-03-04