ACRE & ROW LTD

💤Zombieactive
12641047 · ltd · incorporated 2020-06-02
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
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£-5.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 71/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (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, 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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 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
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £5,313
Cash YoY
+253%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£24k
↑ 253% YoY
Net Worth
-£5k
↑ 55% YoY
Current Assets
£25k
↑ 55% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£12k-£4k£3k£10k£17k£25kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£-5.2k£-11.5k
Current assets£24.8k£16.0k
Cash£24.3k£6.9k
Debtors£4.1k
Net assets£-5.3k£-11.7k

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.

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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 (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-07-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-07-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-10-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-12-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2020-12-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2020-12-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2020-06-16
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  13. 2020-06-02
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    Company incorporated
    As ACRE & ROW LTD
  14. 2020-06-02
    SEHRA, Davinder Singh appointed
    director
  15. 2020-06-02
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some 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

clean
No 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Davinder Singh Sehra
Individual · British · DOB 05/1988 · age 38
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control02/06/2020

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
Incorporated2020-06-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47710 — Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores

Registered office

7-8 Portmill Lane
Hitchin
Hertfordshire
SG5 1DJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-15
Last: 2025-06-01

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

SEHRA, Davinder Singh
director · ~38y · appointed 2020-06-02
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Recent filings (18 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-12-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-12-17