ACORN VILLAGES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

01048360 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1972-04-05

Investment thesis

Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.

Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.

Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

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

· Oldest live charge 51.1y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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not disclosed

Net worth

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Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Residential care activities for learning difficulties, mental health and substance abuse

Sector: Human health & social work

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 51.1y

70/100

ready

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

· Oldest live charge is 51.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: low (49/100)

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

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

31 officers (10 active, 31 linked, 28 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

150 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

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (69 events)Click to expand

2025-11-24
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2025-10-22
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LANG, Derek resigned
director
2025-10-22
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officers · TM01
2025-09-10
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2024-09-18
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2024-09-11
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2024-09-06
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MCELHINNEY, James Brian appointed
director
2024-05-15
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address · AD01
2023-10-06
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2023-06-29
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2023-06-29
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2023-06-26
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SHIELDS, Edwina Holly Wyndham appointed
director
2023-06-26
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JORDAN, Keith Geoffrey Scott resigned
director
2023-03-09
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2023-02-27
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TAYLOR, Brian Henry appointed
director
2022-12-08
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2022-08-03
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-03
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2022-07-29
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BURROWS, Keith Henry resigned
director
2022-03-30
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2022-03-29
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2022-03-17
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FINCH, Robert John resigned
director
2021-09-29
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officers · CH01
2021-03-30
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2020-06-18
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2020-06-17
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WILLIS, David John appointed
director
2019-12-31
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officers · CH01
2019-11-11
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GREEN, Mary Isbel resigned
director
2019-05-21
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Charge satisfied #2
2019-05-21
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Charge satisfied #1
2018-04-16
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DAINES, Colin appointed
director
2018-04-16
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HOSKYNS, Ann, Lady resigned
director
2017-10-16
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LEE, Marie Kathleen resigned
director
2016-02-15
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LANG, Derek appointed
director
2015-11-16
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NORMAN, Mary June resigned
director
2014-09-01
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CRIDLAND, Carly Marie appointed
secretary
2014-08-31
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ABLETT, Heather resigned
secretary
2013-11-04
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MACMILLAN, Sylvia, Doctor resigned
director
2013-04-22
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EYERS, Brenda Elizabeth appointed
director
2013-04-22
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OWENS, Judith Anne appointed
director
2013-02-09
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HARGREAVES, Martin James, Doctor resigned
director
2011-06-07
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SCOTT, Peter Stuart resigned
director
2011-01-21
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LEE, Marie Kathleen appointed
director
2011-01-01
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FINCH, Robert John appointed
director
2010-10-25
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CASTAGNOLI, Edna resigned
director
2010-01-29
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BURROWS, Keith Henry appointed
director
2009-02-13
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DOWNES, Roy resigned
director
2008-05-19
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TAYLOR, David Edmund resigned
director
2007-10-10
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HARDING, Neil Charles resigned
director
2007-04-30
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GRAY, Jeremy Martin appointed
director

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Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-9 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
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.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1972-04-05

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC87200 — Residential care activities for learning difficulties, mental health and substance abuse

Registered office

Acorn Villages Ltd Clacton Road

Mistley

Manningtree

CO11 2NJ

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-27

Last: 2025-10-13