ACRE RETREATS LTD

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16192504 · ltd · incorporated 2025-01-17
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
61/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of domestic buildings
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 55/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 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
7 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
61/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
64
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
6
filings
  • 5 address
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • 5 address
  • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-28
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  2. 2026-03-12
    📍
    default-companies-house-service-address-applied-psc
    address · RP10
  3. 2026-03-12
    📍
    default-companies-house-service-address-applied-psc
    address · RP10
  4. 2026-03-12
    📍
    default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
    address · RP09
  5. 2026-03-12
    📍
    default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
    address · RP09
  6. 2026-03-12
    📍
    default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
    address · RP05
  7. 2025-01-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACRE RETREATS LTD
  8. 2025-01-17
    FIRTH, Nico appointed
    director
  9. 2025-01-17
    MILLS, Ryan appointed
    director
  10. 2025-01-17
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Young company: Only 1.4 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited 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 high · 1 low
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-01-30

Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Nico Firth
Individual · British · DOB 02/1991 · age 35
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control17/01/2025
Mr Ryan Mills
Individual · British · DOB 06/1992 · age 34
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control17/01/2025

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
Incorporated2025-01-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41202 — Construction of domestic buildings

Registered office

16192504 - COMPANIES HOUSE DEFAULT ADDRESS
Cardiff
CF14 8LH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-17
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-01-30OVERDUE
Last:

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

FIRTH, Nico
director · ~35y · appointed 2025-01-17
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Active
MILLS, Ryan
director · ~34y · appointed 2025-01-17
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Active

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Recent filings (7 total)

gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-04-28
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-psc
address · RP10
2026-03-12
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-psc
address · RP10
2026-03-12
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
address · RP09
2026-03-12
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
address · RP09
2026-03-12
default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
address · RP05
2026-03-12
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-01-17