ACKLAM DEVELOPMENTS LTD
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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -87% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 7.7y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 7.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
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 →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £108.2k | £151.1k |
| Current assets | £29.1k | £249.7k |
| Cash | £24.4k | £194.2k |
| Debtors | £4.8k | £55.5k |
| Net assets | £105.9k | £149.7k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 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
- • 2 address
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 address
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 address
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-05-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-05-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-10-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-07-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-04📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-02-03🔒Charge registered #2Lender: A.S.K. Partners Agent Limited
- 2019-06-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-01📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2018-09-26🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Osf (UK) I Limited (Company Number 09581638) as Security Trustee
- 2017-09-26🏢Company incorporatedAs ACKLAM DEVELOPMENTS LTD
- 2017-09-26➕HUSTLER, John Randolph appointedsecretary
- 2017-09-26➕HUSTLER, Charles James appointeddirector
- 2017-09-26📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
1 lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Charles James Hustler Individual · British · DOB 05/1982 · age 44 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 26/09/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Filing status
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | A.S.K. Partners Agent A.S.K. Partners Agent Limited | A registered charge | — | 03/02/2020 | — | |
| outstanding | Osf (UK) I (Company Number 09581638) as Security Trustee Osf (UK) I Limited (Company Number 09581638) as Security Trustee | A registered charge | — | 26/09/2018 | — |