ACRE PROPERTIES (LONDON) LTD
💤Zombieactive
12619088 · ltd · incorporated 2020-05-22
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.
Why now
Window closing · high confidence
Getting harder to buy cheaply — 4 signals strengthening over the last 30 days.
- · Hygiene score: 70 → 90
- · Opportunity score: 64 → 72
- · Bankability: 65 → 75
- · Distress / opportunity: speculative → avoid
Opportunity decay
hardening · 6-months
Hardening — profile is tightening. If you want to act, do it before the window closes further.
- · 4 recent signals strengthening vs 0 weakening
What changed my view
Last 30 days
Picture improved over the last 30 days — 4 positive signals vs 0 negative.
- ↑Opportunity score: 64 → 72
- ↑Hygiene score: 70 → 90
- ↑Bankability: 65 → 75
- ↑Filings: 23 → 24
- ·Distress / opportunity: speculative → avoid
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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 | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-10📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-08-09📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-08-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-08-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-08-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-08-03📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-02-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-09-24📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-09-24📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-09-24📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2020-05-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-05-22🏢Company incorporatedAs ACRE PROPERTIES (LONDON) LTD
- 2020-05-22➕KURJI, Rohit Pravinkumar appointeddirector
- 2020-05-22➕DUKE, Michael appointeddirector
- 2020-05-22➖DUKE, Michael resigneddirector
- 2020-05-22📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- 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
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Pravinkumar Lalji Kurji Individual · British · DOB 09/1960 · age 66 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 23/05/2021 |
Devbai Pravinkumar Kurji Individual · British · DOB 04/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 23/05/2021 |
Mr Rohit Pravinkumar Kurji Individual · British · DOB 11/1986 · age 40 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 22/05/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| A & H BROS (& OTHERS) INVESTMENTS LIMITED→ 15012297 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| A&H GROUP LTD→ 16967183 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ADPROP REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT LTD→ 11339675 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| AEREN PROPERTIES LTD→ 09743339 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| AFCO HGR LTN LTD→ 13827875 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| AFFORDABLE DREAMS URH LTD→ 12682851 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| AFFORI DEVELOPMENTS LTD→ 14177005 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| AFL SPV LIMITED→ 13793635 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| AFROWORLD LTD→ 15598941 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AFS PROPERTYGROUP LTD→ 16639007 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AG TAMARI LTD→ 08544518 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-05-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
334-336 Goswell Road
London
EC1V 7RP
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-05
Last: 2026-05-22
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
KURJI, Rohit Pravinkumar→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2020-05-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DUKE, Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2020-05-22 · resigned 2020-05-22
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (24 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-08
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-08-10
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-08-03
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-08-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-08-03
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-08-03