ACRES 4 DOGS LTD
🌳Matureactive
07355601 · ltd · incorporated 2010-08-24
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 6.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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 (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 6.1y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 6.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 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
52 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
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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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 4100 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-10-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-28📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-03-28📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-03-21📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-03-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-22➖BURRIDGE, James Elliot resigneddirector
- 2024-04-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-10-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-01📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2022-04-01📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-03-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-01-26➕BURRIDGE, James Elliot appointeddirector
- 2021-12-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-06-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-05-11📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-05-01🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2014-05-20➖BICHARD - VAN DIJK, Marit resignedsecretary
- 2010-10-15➕LAMPKOWSKI, David Matthew appointeddirector
- 2010-08-24🏢Company incorporatedAs ACRES 4 DOGS LTD
- 2010-08-24➕BICHARD, Ian Raymond appointeddirector
- 2010-08-24➕BICHARD - VAN DIJK, Marit appointedsecretary
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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 16 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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 Ian Raymond Bichard Individual · British · DOB 09/1969 · age 57 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-08-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
29 Hurst Road
Hassocks
BN6 9NL
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-08
Last: 2025-11-24
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
BICHARD, Ian Raymond→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2010-08-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LAMPKOWSKI, David Matthew→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2010-10-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BICHARD - VAN DIJK, Marit→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2010-08-24 · resigned 2014-05-20
BURRIDGE, James Elliot→
Resigneddirector · ~30y · appointed 2022-01-26 · resigned 2024-10-22
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 01/05/2020 | — |
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Recent filings (52 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-10
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-03-28
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-22
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-03-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-05