1/2ACRE LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
15441075 · ltd · incorporated 2024-01-24
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 Jan 2026
Net worth
£2.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
13 filings on record
85
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 £2,165
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,253 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£2k
↓ 37% YoY
Current Assets
£13k
↓ 62% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£7k£14k£21k£28k£35kJan 2025Jan 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-01-312025-01-31
Total assets£13.3k£35.2k
Current assets£13.3k£35.2k
Net assets£2.2k£3.4k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-04-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-04-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-02-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2025-02-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2025-02-05
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  8. 2024-02-21
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2024-02-21
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2024-01-24
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    Company incorporated
    As 1/2ACRE LTD
  11. 2024-01-24
    HALFACRE, Benjamin Stephen appointed
    director
  12. 2024-01-24
    📄
    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 2.2 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
Mrs Charlotte Melissa Halfacre
Individual · British · DOB 03/1984 · age 42
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control21/02/2024
Mr Benjamin Stephen Halfacre
Individual · British · DOB 06/1980 · age 46
sig. influencesignificant influence12/06/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Benjamin Stephen Halfacreceased 21/02/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2024-01-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

3rd Floor, 86-90 Paul Street
London
England
EC2A 4NE
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-16
Last: 2026-04-02

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

HALFACRE, Benjamin Stephen
director · ~46y · appointed 2024-01-24
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Recent filings (13 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-02-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-02-05
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-02-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-02-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-02-21
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-01-24