ACTON STREET FREEHOLD LTD
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -74% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.9k | £9.5k |
| Current assets | £4.8k | £14.0k |
| Cash | £3.6k | £13.9k |
| Debtors | £125 | £100 |
| Net assets | £2.9k | £9.5k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-30📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-12-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-12-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-20📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2021-10-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-05📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2020-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-31🏢Company incorporatedAs ACTON STREET FREEHOLD LTD
- 2016-10-31➕PLOUTARHOU, Christopher appointeddirector
- 2016-10-31➕ROONEY, Patrick James appointeddirector
- 2016-10-31📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Christopher Ploutarhou Individual · British · DOB 01/1960 · age 66 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 31/10/2016 |
Mr Patrick James Rooney Individual · British · DOB 06/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 31/10/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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