ACRES SIGNS & GRAPHICS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

08909214 · ltd · incorporated 2014-02-24

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 11.9y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£503.0k

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

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

Opportunity 74/100 (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

2 live charges · oldest 11.9y

85/100

ready

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

· Oldest live charge is 11.9 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, 1 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

2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

27 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £502,972

Cash YoY

+721%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£63k

↑ 721% YoY

Net Worth

£503k

↑ 44% YoY

Current Assets

£129k

↑ 43% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£631.3k	£474.4k
Current assets	£129.4k	£90.4k
Cash	£63.2k	£7.7k
Debtors	£38.2k	£55.1k
Net assets	£503.0k	£348.3k

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 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand

2025-12-21
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2024-11-19
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2023-12-18
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2022-12-27
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2021-12-23
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2021-02-20
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2019-12-16
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2018-12-21
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2017-11-27
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2016-12-07
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2016-02-26
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2015-11-12
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2015-03-19
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2014-07-22
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mortgage · MR01
2014-07-16
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
2014-07-05
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mortgage · MR01
2014-07-02
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
2014-02-24
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Company incorporated
As ACRES SIGNS & GRAPHICS LIMITED
2014-02-24
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ACRES, Anya Ginette appointed
director
2014-02-24
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ACRES, Martyn appointed
director

Owner dependency

86/100

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

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ACRES" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
+No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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

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 Martyn Acres Individual · British · DOB 07/1975 · age 51	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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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2014-02-24

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Registered office

Unit I

North Leys

Ashbourne

Derbyshire

DE6 1DQ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-10

Last: 2026-02-24

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

ACRES, Anya Ginette→

director · ~51y · appointed 2014-02-24

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ACRES, Martyn→

director · ~51y · appointed 2014-02-24

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC	A registered charge	2 properties	16/07/2014	—
	outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC	A registered charge	—	02/07/2014	—

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