ACROSPIRE SOLUTIONS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08221263 · ltd · incorporated 2012-09-19
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
£594.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47990Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
  • 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 9.2y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 9.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
40 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £594,190
Net assets shrinking
Down £73,239 YoY
Cash YoY
+87%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£22k
↑ 87% YoY
Net Worth
£594k
↓ 11% YoY
Current Assets
£2.8m
↑ 37% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£566k£1.1m£1.7m£2.3m£2.8mMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£849.0k£850.9k
Current assets£2.83M£2.07M
Cash£22.4k£12.0k
Debtors£1.84M£1.15M
Net assets£594.2k£667.4k

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

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2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-08-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  5. 2023-04-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2022-11-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-10-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2021-10-06
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  9. 2021-10-05
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2021-07-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-12-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2019-06-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-09-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2018-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-03-15
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
  18. 2016-01-01
    BARKER, Julie Ann appointed
    secretary
  19. 2016-01-01
    BARKER, Timothy James resigned
    secretary
  20. 2012-09-19
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    Company incorporated
    As ACROSPIRE SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  21. 2012-09-19
    BARKER, Timothy James appointed
    director
  22. 2012-09-19
    BARKER, Timothy James appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Acrospire Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Acrospire Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
ACROSPIRE SOLUTIONS LIMITED
This company · 08221263

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Acrospire Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75-100% shares08/10/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Timothy James Barkerceased 08/10/2020· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2012-09-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Registered office

Unit F1 Grafton Way
West Ham Industrial Way
Basingstoke
Hampshire
RG22 6HY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-03
Last: 2025-09-19

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

BARKER, Julie Ann
secretary · appointed 2016-01-01
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Active
BARKER, Timothy James
director · ~50y · appointed 2012-09-19
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Active
BARKER, Timothy James
secretary · appointed 2012-09-19 · resigned 2016-01-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
NatWest Group
Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
A registered charge15/03/2017
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Recent filings (40 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-04-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2021-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-08