ACKER U.K. LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
12485559 · ltd · incorporated 2020-02-26
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.
🔒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
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46342
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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, 1 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 (3 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
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years 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 | 2023-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 500 | 400 |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-03-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-03-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-03-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-04-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-05-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-08-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-08-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-07-30📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-05-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-05-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-01➕MARTIN, Nicholas George Vandeleur appointeddirector
- 2020-08-13📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-02-26🏢Company incorporatedAs ACKER U.K. LTD
- 2020-02-26➕GOLDMAN, Irvin Jan appointeddirector
- 2020-02-26➕KAPON, John William appointeddirector
- 2020-02-26📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
John William Kapon Individual · American · DOB 11/1971 · age 55 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 09/05/2022 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Acker, Merrall & Condit Companyceased 09/05/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-02-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46342 — SIC 46342
Registered office
527-529 Metal Box Factory
30 Great Guildford Street
London
SE1 0HS
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-23
Last: 2026-01-09
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
GOLDMAN, Irvin Jan→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2020-02-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KAPON, John William→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2020-02-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MARTIN, Nicholas George Vandeleur→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2021-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (25 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-05-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-05-09