ACORN POWDER COATING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01559361 · ltd · incorporated 1981-05-01
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£118.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 43.9y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 43.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (4 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
118 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £118,717
Cash YoY
+41%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£87k
↑ 41% YoY
Net Worth
£119k
↑ 67% YoY
Current Assets
£206k
↑ 27% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£41k£82k£123k£164k£206kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£118.7k£71.3k
Current assets£205.5k£161.2k
Cash£86.7k£61.3k
Debtors£101.4k£82.3k
Net assets£118.7k£71.3k

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 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-27
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  2. 2025-04-24
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  3. 2024-04-25
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  4. 2023-04-27
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  5. 2022-03-14
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  6. 2020-12-14
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  7. 2020-11-27
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  8. 2020-11-27
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    capital · SH01
  9. 2020-11-16
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    JONES, Rachel Ann appointed
    director
  10. 2019-10-21
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  11. 2019-03-18
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  12. 2017-11-23
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  13. 2016-11-15
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  14. 2016-11-02
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  15. 2016-11-01
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    JONES, Rachel appointed
    secretary
  16. 2016-11-01
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  17. 2016-10-31
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    WELCH, Sandra Mary resigned
    secretary
  18. 2016-01-19
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  19. 2015-10-20
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    LIU, Xing appointed
    director
  20. 2015-09-18
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    GUNN, Peter George appointed
    director
  21. 2015-09-11
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    SWINGLE, Jane Elizabeth resigned
    director
  22. 2010-03-04
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    Charge satisfied #5
  23. 2007-08-08
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    Charge satisfied #4
  24. 2006-01-07
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    Charge satisfied #2
  25. 2005-12-07
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Venture Finance PLC Trading as Venture Factors
  26. 2003-11-28
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  27. 2001-09-12
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    COOKE, Linda June resigned
    secretary
  28. 2001-09-12
    ➕
    WELCH, Sandra Mary appointed
    secretary
  29. 2001-07-10
    ➖
    TAYLOR, Barry resigned
    director
  30. 2001-07-03
    ➖
    GRICE, Alan Thomas resigned
    director
  31. 2001-03-26
    ➕
    COOKE, Linda June appointed
    secretary
  32. 2001-03-26
    ➖
    SWINGLE, Jane Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  33. 1999-11-19
    ➕
    TAYLOR, Barry appointed
    director
  34. 1999-09-28
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    Charge satisfied #3
  35. 1998-03-31
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Midland Bank PLC
  36. 1998-01-30
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  37. 1996-01-24
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    Charge satisfied #1
  38. 1982-06-24
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  39. 1981-05-01
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    Company incorporated
    As ACORN POWDER COATING LIMITED

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
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 45 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

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Investing Future Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Investing Future Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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ACORN POWDER COATING LIMITED
This company · 01559361

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Investing Future Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting30/06/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1981-05-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Registered office

Unit 3 Access Point Industrial
Cntr, Willenhall Lane
Bloxwich
Walsall
WS3 2XN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-26
Last: 2026-01-12

Officers (4 active · 6 resigned)

JONES, Rachel→
secretary · appointed 2016-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GUNN, Peter George→
director · ~80y · appointed 2015-09-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JONES, Rachel Ann→
director · ~55y · appointed 2020-11-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LIU, Xing→
director · ~42y · appointed 2015-10-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COOKE, Linda June→
secretary · appointed 2001-03-26 · resigned 2001-09-12
Resigned
SWINGLE, Jane Elizabeth→
secretary · resigned 2001-03-26
Resigned
WELCH, Sandra Mary→
secretary · appointed 2001-09-12 · resigned 2016-10-31
Resigned
GRICE, Alan Thomas→
director · ~94y · resigned 2001-07-03
Resigned
SWINGLE, Jane Elizabeth→
director · ~66y · resigned 2015-09-11
Resigned
TAYLOR, Barry→
director · ~61y · appointed 1999-11-19 · resigned 2001-07-10
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

5
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Venture Finance Trading as Venture Factors
Venture Finance PLC Trading as Venture Factors
All assets debenture1 property07/12/200504/03/2010
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property28/11/200308/08/2007
satisfied
Midland Bank
Midland Bank PLC
Debenture1 property31/03/199828/09/1999
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Mortgage debenture1 property30/01/199807/01/2006
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Mortgage debenture1 property24/06/198224/01/1996

Recent filings (118 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-11-27
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2020-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-22