ACERTA GROUP LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
10081351 · ltd · incorporated 2016-03-23
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 8.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 81100
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 8.7y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 8.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (61/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (5 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
14 connected companies via shared directors
87
Filing history
29 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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-04-03➖RENGGER, Martin Jon resigneddirector
- 2024-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2022-01-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-10-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-11-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-11-08➕EVANS, David John appointeddirector
- 2018-11-05➕RENGGER, Martin Jon appointeddirector
- 2018-10-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-10-10➕GEORGE, Richard David appointeddirector
- 2018-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-06📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2017-11-30🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2017-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-11➕CRENSTIL ADDAE, Emanuel appointeddirector
- 2016-03-23🏢Company incorporatedAs ACERTA GROUP LIMITED
- 2016-03-23➕CRENSTIL ADDAE, Emanuel appointedsecretary
- 2016-03-23➕EVANS, Heath Simon appointeddirector
Owner dependency
56/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Assured Group Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Assured Group Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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ACERTA GROUP LIMITED
This company · 10081351
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Assured Group Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Heath Simon Evansceased 21/03/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · firm interest
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-03-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC81100 — SIC 81100
Registered office
C/O Assured Group Limited Harriott Drive
Heathcote Industrial Estate
Warwick
Warwickshire
CV34 6TJ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-19
Last: 2025-12-05
Officers (5 active · 1 resigned)
CRENSTIL ADDAE, Emanuel→
Activesecretary · appointed 2016-03-23
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CRENSTIL ADDAE, Emanuel→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2016-05-11
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EVANS, David John→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2018-11-08
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EVANS, Heath Simon→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2016-03-23
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GEORGE, Richard David→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2018-10-10
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RENGGER, Martin Jon→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2018-11-05 · resigned 2025-04-03
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 30/11/2017 | — |
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Recent filings (29 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-10-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-01-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-12-21