ACASTER HOMES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

08889902 · ltd · incorporated 2014-02-12

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.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 29203

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 12.1y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 12.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)

Directors & officers

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

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

38 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

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	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	5	500

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

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3 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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 mortgage

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand

2025-12-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-19
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-11-07
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Charge registered #5
Lender: One Stop Business Finance Spv 3 Limited
2024-12-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-19
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-01-19
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-01-19
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-01-19
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Charge satisfied #4
2024-01-19
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Charge satisfied #3
2024-01-19
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Charge satisfied #1
2023-12-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-12
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-10-12
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Charge satisfied #2
2022-08-17
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-08-09
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-10-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-02
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2020-09-29
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Npif Nw Debt LP
2020-07-24
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2020-07-17
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Npif Nw Debt LP Acting by North West Loans Npif Gp Limited as the General Partner of Npif Nw Debt LP Acting by Fw Capital Limited
2020-06-25
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-06-25
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capital · SH08
2019-12-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2014-05-27
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
2014-03-19
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
2014-02-12
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Company incorporated
As ACASTER HOMES LIMITED
2014-02-12
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SMITH, Alison Jane appointed
secretary
2014-02-12
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SMITH, Alison Jane appointed
director
2014-02-12
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SMITH, Jacob Peter appointed
director
2014-02-12
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SMITH, Marcus George Francis appointed
director
2014-02-12
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SMITH, Pollyanna Fay appointed
director
2014-02-12
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SMITH, Steven Geoffrey appointed
director

Owner dependency

63/100

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.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100

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 12 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Alison Jane Smith Individual · British · DOB 10/1960 · age 66	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016
Mr Steven Smith Individual · British · DOB 12/1957 · age 69	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2014-02-12

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC29203 — SIC 29203

Registered office

Chestnut Farm Holiday Park

Moor End Acaster Malbis

York

North Yorkshire

YO23 2UQ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-21

Last: 2025-07-07