A C R LONDON LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04097241 · ltd · incorporated 2000-10-26
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.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£1.49M
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35300
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
84 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
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 £1,487,760
Net assets shrinking
Down £141,483 YoY
Cash YoY
-12%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1.3m
↓ 12% YoY
Net Worth
£1.5m
↓ 8.7% YoY
Current Assets
£1.5m
↓ 13% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£353k£705k£1.1m£1.4m£1.8mFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets£1.49M£1.63M
Current assets£1.54M£1.76M
Cash£1.33M£1.52M
Debtors£168.5k£218.8k
Net assets£1.49M£1.63M

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-08
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2021-12-08
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2021-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-11-03
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2017-11-03
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2017-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-04-04
    ➖
    BROWN, Mary resigned
    secretary
  15. 2016-03-11
    ➖
    BROWN, Charles Emrys Clive resigned
    director
  16. 2016-03-11
    ➖
    BROWN, Mary Philomena resigned
    director
  17. 2012-04-06
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    BROWN, Steph appointed
    director
  18. 2012-04-06
    ➕
    BROWN, Mary Philomena appointed
    director
  19. 2000-10-30
    ➖
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  20. 2000-10-30
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  21. 2000-10-26
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    Company incorporated
    As A C R LONDON LIMITED
  22. 2000-10-26
    ➕
    BROWN, Peter Michael appointed
    director
  23. 2000-10-26
    ➕
    BROWN, Mary appointed
    secretary
  24. 2000-10-26
    ➕
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2000-10-26
    ➕
    BROWN, Charles Emrys Clive appointed
    director
  26. 2000-10-26
    ➕
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Peter Michael Brown
Individual · British · DOB 03/1976 · age 50
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control01/07/2016
Mrs Stephanie Brown
Individual · British · DOB 08/1974 · age 52
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Steph Brownceased 01/07/2016· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Mr Peter Michael Brownceased 01/07/2016· significant influence

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
Incorporated2000-10-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35300 — SIC 35300

Registered office

134 - 134a Park View Road
Welling
Kent
DA16 1SJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-23
Last: 2026-03-09

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

BROWN, Peter Michael→
director · ~50y · appointed 2000-10-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BROWN, Steph→
director · ~52y · appointed 2012-04-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BROWN, Mary→
secretary · appointed 2000-10-26 · resigned 2016-04-04
Resigned
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-10-26 · resigned 2000-10-30
Resigned
BROWN, Charles Emrys Clive→
director · ~74y · appointed 2000-10-26 · resigned 2016-03-11
Resigned
BROWN, Mary Philomena→
director · ~71y · appointed 2012-04-06 · resigned 2016-03-11
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-10-26 · resigned 2000-10-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (84 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-12-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-23