ACROM DELTA LTD

💤Zombieactive
14545542 · ltd · incorporated 2022-12-16
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£-4.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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: 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
11 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
60
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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £4,891
Net assets shrinking
Down £9,217 YoY
Cash YoY
+22%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£3k
↑ 22% YoY
Net Worth
-£5k
↓ 213% YoY
Current Assets
£21k
↑ 19% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£5k£294£5k£11k£16k£21kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£-4.9k£4.3k
Current assets£21.0k£17.7k
Cash£3.2k£2.6k
Debtors£10.8k£6.1k
Net assets£-4.9k£4.3k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 2 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 2 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-21
    COSTAR, Adrian resigned
    director
  2. 2026-04-21
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-04-20
    BARA, Ana Claudia, Dr appointed
    director
  4. 2026-04-20
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2025-09-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-09-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-04-27
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-03-15
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-01-10
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2022-12-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACROM DELTA LTD
  11. 2022-12-16
    COSTAR, Adrian appointed
    director
  12. 2022-12-16
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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 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 Adrian Costar
Individual · Romanian · DOB 06/1978 · age 48
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control16/12/2022

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
Incorporated2022-12-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47910 — Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet

Registered office

21 Oakfield
Woking
GU21 3QS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-03
Last: 2025-09-19

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

BARA, Ana Claudia, Dr
director · ~55y · appointed 2026-04-20
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Active
COSTAR, Adrian
director · ~48y · appointed 2022-12-16 · resigned 2026-04-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (11 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-10
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-12-16