ACKLAM DEVELOPMENTS (NE) LTD
💤Zombieactive
12064961 · ltd · incorporated 2019-06-24
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 68). 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).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 5.2y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 5.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (75/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-08-31 |
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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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-05📄administrative-restoration-companyrestoration · RT01
- 2024-10-15📄gazette-dissolved-compulsorygazette · GAZ2
- 2024-07-30📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-24📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-03-22📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-07-01➕HALL, Iris Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2022-07-01➖HALL, Peter resigneddirector
- 2022-07-01➖WHITE, Leon resigneddirector
- 2022-07-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-07-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-07-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-07-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-07-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-22📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-03-22📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-03-19🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Reward Capital Limited
- 2021-03-19🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Reward Capital Limited
- 2019-06-24🏢Company incorporatedAs ACKLAM DEVELOPMENTS (NE) LTD
- 2019-06-24➕HALL, Peter appointeddirector
- 2019-06-24➕WHITE, Leon appointeddirector
- 2019-06-24📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
90/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 68 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
65/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Peter Francis Hall Individual · British · DOB 06/1978 · age 48 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/07/2022 |
Mr Leon White Individual · British · DOB 11/1978 · age 48 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 24/06/2019 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Peter Hallceased 01/07/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-06-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects
Registered office
2-4 Petworth Road
Haslemere
GU27 2HR
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-30
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-15
Last: 2025-06-01
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
HALL, Iris Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2022-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HALL, Peter→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2019-06-24 · resigned 2022-07-01
WHITE, Leon→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2019-06-24 · resigned 2022-07-01
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Reward Capital Reward Capital Limited | A registered charge | 2 properties | 19/03/2021 | — | |
| outstanding | Reward Capital Reward Capital Limited | A registered charge | — | 19/03/2021 | — |
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Recent filings (25 total)
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-11-05
administrative-restoration-company
restoration · RT01
2024-11-05
gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2024-10-15
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-07
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-05-24
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-03
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-07-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-07-01