ACRE PLATFORMS LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
11508306 · ltd · incorporated 2018-08-09
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 4.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 4.2y

60/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Charge age ~4.2 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
72 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees434000

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • 1 capital
  • 1 incorporation
  • 1 resolution
Last 180 days
10
filings
  • 3 officers
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 2 mortgage
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-07
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  2. 2026-03-30
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  3. 2026-03-30
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  4. 2026-01-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2026-01-28
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  6. 2026-01-27
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2026-01-27
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2026-01-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2026-01-27
    📄
    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  10. 2026-01-27
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  11. 2026-01-27
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #3
  12. 2026-01-27
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #2
  13. 2026-01-22
    BASINI, Justin Simon Mark appointed
    director
  14. 2026-01-22
    BARKER, Anthony James resigned
    director
  15. 2026-01-22
    LANE FOX, Henry James resigned
    director
  16. 2025-09-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2025-07-24
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  18. 2025-07-21
    📄
    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  19. 2025-07-17
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Aviva Life Holdings UK Limited
  20. 2024-11-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  21. 2024-09-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2024-04-18
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  23. 2024-03-08
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  24. 2023-11-09
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  25. 2023-11-04
    📄
    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  26. 2023-10-27
    🔒
    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Aviva Life Holdings UK Limited
  27. 2023-09-28
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  28. 2023-09-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  29. 2023-08-02
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  30. 2022-12-22
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  31. 2022-12-12
    BARKER, Anthony James appointed
    director
  32. 2022-08-01
    BARKER, Robin resigned
    director
  33. 2022-03-25
    LANE FOX, Henry James appointed
    director
  34. 2022-03-25
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Aviva Group Holdings Limited
  35. 2020-11-02
    BARKER, Robin appointed
    director
  36. 2020-10-28
    COWAN, John resigned
    director
  37. 2018-09-21
    BROWN, Justus Andrew appointed
    director
  38. 2018-09-21
    COWAN, John appointed
    director
  39. 2018-09-21
    WEBSTER, Frank William resigned
    director
  40. 2018-08-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACRE PLATFORMS LIMITED
  41. 2018-08-09
    WEBSTER, Frank William appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: BARKER, Anthony James resigned 2026-01-22; LANE FOX, Henry James resigned 2026-01-22

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-08-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

5-11 Worship Street
3rd Floor
London
EC2A 2BH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-16
Last: 2025-08-02

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

BASINI, Justin Simon Mark
director · ~52y · appointed 2026-01-22
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Active
BROWN, Justus Andrew
director · ~48y · appointed 2018-09-21
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Active
BARKER, Anthony James
director · ~45y · appointed 2022-12-12 · resigned 2026-01-22
Resigned
BARKER, Robin
director · ~54y · appointed 2020-11-02 · resigned 2022-08-01
Resigned
COWAN, John
director · ~79y · appointed 2018-09-21 · resigned 2020-10-28
Resigned
LANE FOX, Henry James
director · ~52y · appointed 2022-03-25 · resigned 2026-01-22
Resigned
WEBSTER, Frank William
director · ~46y · appointed 2018-08-09 · resigned 2018-09-21
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Aviva Life Holdings UK
Aviva Life Holdings UK Limited
A registered charge3 properties17/07/202527/01/2026
satisfied
Aviva Life Holdings UK
Aviva Life Holdings UK Limited
A registered charge3 properties27/10/202327/01/2026
satisfied
Aviva Group Holdings
Aviva Group Holdings Limited
A registered charge1 property25/03/202222/12/2022

Recent filings (72 total)

capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2026-04-07
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-03-30
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-03-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2026-01-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-27
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-01-27
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-20
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-07-24
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-07-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-22