ACRO FOOD LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
14740548 · ltd · incorporated 2023-03-19
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£638
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of other food, including fish, crustaceans and molluscs
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 47110Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
- 47290Other retail sale of food in specialised stores
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.
Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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, 3 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 (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £638
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£638
Current Assets
£23k
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £74.5k | — |
| Current assets | £22.8k | — |
| Net assets | £638 | — |
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
5
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-04-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-04-06➕PATEL, Rashmikaben Dharmendrakumar appointeddirector
- 2026-04-05➖PATEL, Prachi Neelkumar resigneddirector
- 2026-02-28📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-02-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-05-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-04-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-04-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-04-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-04-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-04-01➕PATEL, Prachi Neelkumar appointeddirector
- 2024-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-19🏢Company incorporatedAs ACRO FOOD LIMITED
- 2023-03-19➕GANDHI, Kamesh Bipinchandra appointeddirector
- 2023-03-19📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Kamesh Bipinchandra Gandhi Individual · Indian · DOB 08/1994 · age 32 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 19/03/2023 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Prachi Neelkumar Patelceased 28/02/2026· 25-50% shares
- Mrs Rajvi Kamesh Gandhiceased 01/04/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-03-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46380 — Wholesale of other food, including fish, crustaceans and molluscs
Registered office
24 London Road London Road
Hemel Hempstead
HP3 9SB
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-01
Last: 2026-02-15
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
GANDHI, Kamesh Bipinchandra→
Activedirector · ~32y · appointed 2023-03-19
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PATEL, Rashmikaben Dharmendrakumar→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2026-04-06
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PATEL, Prachi Neelkumar→
Resigneddirector · ~26y · appointed 2025-04-01 · resigned 2026-04-05
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Recent filings (15 total)
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-04-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-04
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-03-19