ACHILLES PROPERTIES LIMITED
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -67% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 11.7y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 11.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
Data confidence
Overall: high (84/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash | £81.6k | £249.8k |
| Net assets | £1.09M | £940.2k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-31📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-01-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-29📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-06-29🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2022-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-04-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-04-03📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-04-03📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-04-03📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-03-26📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2020-03-26🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2020-03-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2020-03-19📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-01-03➕AZZOPARDI, Sheila Devi appointeddirector
- 2020-01-03➕COLLINS, Hazel Anntoinette appointeddirector
- 2014-11-28🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2014-11-13🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2014-04-11🏢Company incorporatedAs ACHILLES PROPERTIES LIMITED
- 2014-04-11➕COLLINS, Simon John appointedsecretary
- 2014-04-11➕AZZOPARDI, Paul Marcel appointeddirector
- 2014-04-11➕COLLINS, Simon John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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
cleanGroup structure
Achilles Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Achilles Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 10/03/2020 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Achilles (Medway) Limitedceased 10/03/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
- Mr Simon John Collinsceased 10/03/2020· 25-50% shares
- Mr Paul Marcel Azzopardiceased 10/03/2020· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Filing status
Officers (5 active · 0 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | 2 properties | 28/11/2014 | 29/06/2023 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 13/11/2014 | 26/03/2020 |