ACER PROPERTY MAINTENANCE & LETS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07990260 · ltd · incorporated 2012-03-14
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£28.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). 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).

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £28,690
Net assets shrinking
Down £18,715 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£29k
↓ 39% YoY
Current Assets
£11k
↑ 200% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£9k£19k£28k£38k£47kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£310.3k£299.1k
Current assets£11.2k£3.7k
Net assets£28.7k£47.4k

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 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-09-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-06-05
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    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2019-06-04
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2018-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-05-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2017-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-10-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2012-03-14
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    Company incorporated
    As ACER PROPERTY MAINTENANCE & LETS LIMITED
  17. 2012-03-14
    ➕
    GRIBBEN, Eamonn appointed
    secretary
  18. 2012-03-14
    ➕
    GRIBBEN, Eamonn Patrick Joseph appointed
    director

Owner dependency

95/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Eamonn Patrick Joseph Gribben
Individual · British · DOB 03/1960 · age 66
75–100%
—board control75-100% shares · board control · firm interest01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2012-03-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55900 — Other accommodation

Registered office

The Little Haven Hotel
River Drive
South Shields
Tyne & Wear
NE33 1LH
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-19
Last: 2026-03-05

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

GRIBBEN, Eamonn→
secretary · appointed 2012-03-14
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Active
GRIBBEN, Eamonn Patrick Joseph→
director · ~66y · appointed 2012-03-14
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Active

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Recent filings (33 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-13