ACRES RETAIL LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
12574136 · ltd · incorporated 2020-04-27
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
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
68/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 18129
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 62090Other information technology service activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 68/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

Company profile
address, 2 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 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
68/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
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£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-07-10
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  7. 2020-07-08
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  8. 2020-04-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACRES RETAIL LTD
  9. 2020-04-27
    ACRES, Ryan John appointed
    director
  10. 2020-04-27
    ACRES, Tony John appointed
    director
  11. 2020-04-27
    POLLOCK, Kieron John appointed
    director
  12. 2020-04-27
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

81/100
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
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ACRES" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-10

Group structure

Acres Retail Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Acres Retail Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
ACRES RETAIL LTD
This company · 12574136

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Acres Retail Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control27/04/2020

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
Incorporated2020-04-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC18129 — SIC 18129

Registered office

Unit 109 Cheney Manor Industrial Estate
Swindon
SN2 2DS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-10OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-26

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

ACRES, Ryan John
director · ~32y · appointed 2020-04-27
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Active
ACRES, Tony John
director · ~55y · appointed 2020-04-27
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Active
POLLOCK, Kieron John
director · ~59y · appointed 2020-04-27
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Active

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Recent filings (13 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-26
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-07-10
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-07-08
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2020-04-27