ACROPOLIS RESTAURANT LTD

💤Zombieactive
11465706 · ltd · incorporated 2018-07-16
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-07-02
    ➖
    KOUNTIS, Georgia Mica resigned
    director
  3. 2025-11-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-10-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-10-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-08-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-07-01
    ➕
    KOUNTIS, Georgia Mica appointed
    director
  11. 2020-07-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2018-07-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACROPOLIS RESTAURANT LTD
  13. 2018-07-16
    ➕
    STANNARD-KING, Michelle appointed
    director
  14. 2018-07-16
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Michelle Stannard-King
Individual · British · DOB 08/1960 · age 66
75–100%
—75-100% shares16/07/2018

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
Incorporated2018-07-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants

Registered office

47 Stafford Street
Liverpool
L3 8LX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-23
Last: 2026-07-09

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

STANNARD-KING, Michelle→
director · ~66y · appointed 2018-07-16
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Active
KOUNTIS, Georgia Mica→
director · ~28y · appointed 2020-07-01 · resigned 2026-07-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (18 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-17