ACRO MOTORS LTD

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16106296 · ltd · incorporated 2024-11-27
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
£782
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other publishing activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (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: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
4 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £782

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£782
Current Assets
£182
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-07
Total assets£782
Current assets£182
Net assets£782

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
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (5 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-21
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2024-11-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACRO MOTORS LTD
  4. 2024-11-27
    BARBER, Jack appointed
    director
  5. 2024-11-27
    📄
    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.
  • +Young company: Only 1.5 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

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

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Jack Barber
Individual · British · DOB 09/2004 · age 22
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control27/11/2024
Mr Ahmed Achour
Individual · English · DOB 06/2003 · age 23
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting10/11/2025

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
Incorporated2024-11-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC58190 — Other publishing activities

Registered office

21 Helmores
Basildon
SS15 6SA
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-12-07
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-05
Last: 2025-11-21

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

BARBER, Jack
director · ~22y · appointed 2024-11-27
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Recent filings (4 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-11-21
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-11-27