ACKER DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

NI028267 · ltd · incorporated 1994-03-15

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 23.2y old — refinance window within 12 months

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of real estate investment trusts

Sector: Financial & insurance

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 23.2y

85/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 23.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

13 officers (8 active, 13 linked, 10 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

17 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

106 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand

2025-11-18
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O'NEILL, Pauline resigned
director
2025-11-18
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officers · TM01
2025-09-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-14
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accounts · AA
2022-09-01
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officers · AP03
2022-09-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-08-16
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O'NEILL, Paul appointed
secretary
2022-08-15
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O'NEILL, Paul Francis resigned
director
2021-10-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-05
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accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2021-03-19
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-03-19
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officers · AP01
2021-03-19
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officers · AP01
2021-03-16
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MCCLUGGAGE, Andrew David appointed
director
2021-03-16
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O'NEILL, Angela appointed
director
2021-03-16
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O'NEILL, Pauline appointed
director
2021-03-08
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-12-29
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accounts · AA
2020-09-09
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mortgage · MR04
2020-09-09
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Charge satisfied #1
2019-09-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2011-02-17
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MCCLUGGAGE, Olive Bronagh appointed
secretary
2011-02-17
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O'NEILL, Aidan Patrick appointed
director
2011-02-17
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TURKINGTON, Mary Catherine appointed
director
2011-02-17
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O'NEILL, Patrick resigned
secretary
2011-02-17
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O'NEILL, Paul Francis appointed
director
2011-02-14
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O'NEILL, Patrick resigned
director
2010-02-17
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O'NEILL, Martin Terence appointed
director
2003-03-13
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Aib Group (UK) PLC
2003-02-27
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MCCLUGGAGE, Olive appointed
director
2003-02-27
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O'NEILL, Hilary resigned
director
1994-03-15
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Company incorporated
As ACKER DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
1994-03-15
➕
O'NEILL, Patrick appointed
secretary
1994-03-15
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O'NEILL, Hilary appointed
director
1994-03-15
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O'NEILL, Patrick appointed
director

Owner dependency

66/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 32 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Olive Bronagh Mccluggage Individual · Northern Irish · DOB 07/1973 · age 53	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest	07/04/2016

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

Incorporated1994-03-15

Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland

Primary SIC64306 — Activities of real estate investment trusts

Registered office

12 Torrent Business Park

Donaghmore

Dungannon

County Tyrone

BT70 3BF

Northern Ireland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-14

Last: 2026-03-31