ACRECOAST LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC238234 · ltd · incorporated 2002-10-16
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2025
Net worth
£4.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 69). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
59 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 £4,098

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£4k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£5
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£820£2k£2k£3k£4kOct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Total assets£98.5k£98.5k
Current assets£5£5
Net assets£4.1k£4.1k

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 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-03
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    MACLAREN, Hugh Graham resigned
    secretary
  3. 2025-06-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-06-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-06-03
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  6. 2024-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-07-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-07-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-08-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-07-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-07-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-07-16
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-07-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-08-22
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-11-04
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-07-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2004-09-28
    ➖
    BROOKSBANK, Giles Patrick resigned
    secretary
  18. 2004-03-26
    ➕
    MACLAREN, Hugh Graham appointed
    secretary
  19. 2002-11-16
    ➕
    BROOKSBANK, Giles Patrick appointed
    director
  20. 2002-11-16
    ➕
    BROOKSBANK, Giles Patrick appointed
    secretary
  21. 2002-11-04
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2002-11-04
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2002-10-16
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    Company incorporated
    As ACRECOAST LIMITED
  24. 2002-10-16
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2002-10-16
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Giles Patrick Brooksbank
Individual · British · DOB 07/1957 · age 69
75–100%
—75-100% shares · trust interest · firm interest02/07/2016

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
Incorporated2002-10-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC77110 — Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles

Registered office

Felton Old Farmhouse
Felton
West Linton
EH46 7AA
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-30
Last: 2025-10-16

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

BROOKSBANK, Giles Patrick→
director · ~69y · appointed 2002-11-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BROOKSBANK, Giles Patrick→
secretary · appointed 2002-11-16 · resigned 2004-09-28
Resigned
MACLAREN, Hugh Graham→
secretary · appointed 2004-03-26 · resigned 2025-06-03
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-10-16 · resigned 2002-11-04
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-10-16 · resigned 2002-11-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (59 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-03
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-21