ACKLETON ESTATES LTD

🌳Matureactive
09079110 · ltd · incorporated 2014-06-10
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 3.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-142.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 3.6y

75/100
ready

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

  • · Charge age ~3.6 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
  • · 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
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
40 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £142,345

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£142k
↓ 72% YoY
Current Assets
£1.7m
↑ 21% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£142k£230k£603k£975k£1.3m£1.7mMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£2.45M£2.17M
Current assets£1.72M£1.42M
Net assets£-142.3k£-82.5k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2025-04-30
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  3. 2025-04-30
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  4. 2025-04-29
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    address · AD01
  5. 2025-04-29
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  6. 2025-04-29
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  7. 2025-04-29
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  8. 2025-04-11
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  9. 2025-04-11
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  10. 2025-04-01
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  11. 2025-04-01
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  12. 2024-03-21
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  13. 2023-03-03
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  14. 2022-12-02
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    mortgage · MR01
  15. 2022-11-29
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Onesavings Bank PLC
  16. 2021-11-12
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  17. 2020-10-22
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  18. 2019-12-27
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  19. 2014-06-10
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    Company incorporated
    As ACKLETON ESTATES LTD
  20. 2014-06-10
    ➕
    AUSTIN, Francine Mandy appointed
    director
  21. 2014-06-10
    ➕
    AUSTIN, James Henry 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 age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
  • +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

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Henry Austin
Individual · British · DOB 08/1988 · age 38
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Francine Mandy Austin
Individual · British · DOB 06/1958 · age 68
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-06-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

Kenya House
22 East Castle Street
Bridgnorth
Shropshire
WV16 4AN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-01
Last: 2026-01-18

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

AUSTIN, Francine Mandy→
director · ~68y · appointed 2014-06-10
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Active
AUSTIN, James Henry→
director · ~38y · appointed 2014-06-10
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Active

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Onesavings Bank
Onesavings Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property29/11/2022—
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Recent filings (40 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-29