ACERO INTERNATIONAL LTD

💤Zombieactive
10830962 · ltd · incorporated 2017-06-22
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46170
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 46310Wholesale of fruit and vegetables
  • 46900Non-specialised wholesale trade
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2023Jun 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-06-302023-06-30

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-05-29
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2020-05-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2020-05-18
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    USSEN, Shabinabanu Amadxarifa appointed
    director
  9. 2020-05-18
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    BLAGA, Mladen resigned
    director
  10. 2020-05-18
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  11. 2020-05-18
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2020-05-18
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    officers · AP01
  13. 2020-05-18
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    address · AD01
  14. 2020-05-18
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    officers · TM01
  15. 2020-05-18
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2020-02-10
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    BLAGA, Mladen appointed
    director
  17. 2020-02-10
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    COETZER, Samantha resigned
    director
  18. 2020-02-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2020-02-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2019-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  21. 2018-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  22. 2017-06-22
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    Company incorporated
    As ACERO INTERNATIONAL LTD
  23. 2017-06-22
    ➕
    COETZER, Samantha appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Shabinabanu Amadxarifa Ussen
Individual · British · DOB 01/1980 · age 46
——sig. influencesignificant influence18/05/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Nominee Solutions Limitedceased 18/05/2020· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2017-06-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46170 — SIC 46170

Registered office

Suite 16 Saturn Centre
Challenge Way
Blackburn
Lancashire
BB1 5QB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-02
Last: 2025-05-19

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

USSEN, Shabinabanu Amadxarifa→
director · ~46y · appointed 2020-05-18
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Active
BLAGA, Mladen→
director · ~42y · appointed 2020-02-10 · resigned 2020-05-18
Resigned
COETZER, Samantha→
director · ~42y · appointed 2017-06-22 · resigned 2020-02-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (27 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-05-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-19
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2020-05-18