ACER INFINITY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

08679635 · ltd · incorporated 2013-09-06

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 9.0y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Aug 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures

Sector: Manufacturing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

25990SIC 25990
71129Other engineering activities

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 9.0y

85/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 9.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

7 officers (5 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

50 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-08-31	2024-08-31
Average employees	5	0

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

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1 signal 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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand

2026-02-19
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2025-09-12
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2025-09-11
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2025-09-01
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2025-08-29
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2025-08-29
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2025-03-06
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accounts · AA
2024-11-04
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2024-05-13
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2024-05-03
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OSORIO, David appointed
director
2024-05-03
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STEVENS, Christopher appointed
director
2024-02-29
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accounts · AA
2023-03-28
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accounts · AA
2022-05-18
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2020-11-23
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2020-08-01
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EWAN, Alan Robert resigned
director
2020-08-01
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EWAN, Carolynne resigned
director
2020-04-09
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Charge satisfied #2
2017-10-02
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
2017-05-16
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
2014-03-01
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EWAN, Alan Robert appointed
director
2014-03-01
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EWAN, Carolynne appointed
director
2013-09-06
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Company incorporated
As ACER INFINITY LIMITED
2013-09-06
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HALTON, Karen Jayne appointed
secretary
2013-09-06
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HALTON, David Philip appointed
director
2013-09-06
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HALTON, Karen Jayne appointed
director

Owner dependency

48/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

43/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr David Philip Halton Individual · British · DOB 10/1981 · age 45	50–75%	50–75%	board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control	04/09/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mrs Karen Jayne Haltonceased 10/04/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

Incorporated2013-09-06

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC25110 — Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures

Registered office

38 Station Road

Hesketh Bank

Preston

PR4 6SP

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-18

Last: 2025-09-04