ACORN PARTITIONING LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
01874397 · ltd · incorporated 1984-12-27
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 May 2025
Net worth
£28.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (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: Discharge stale live charges. 4 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · oldest 40.0y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 40.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
103 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £28,180
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£28k
~ YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £28.2k | £28.2k |
| Debtors | £17.4k | £17.4k |
| Net assets | £28.2k | £28.2k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-02-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-20📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2017-12-20📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2017-12-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-11-27📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2017-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2017-11-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2017-11-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2017-10-04➖ROGERSON, Gary Jonathan resignedsecretary
- 2017-10-04➖FOWLER, Stephen Alan resigneddirector
- 2017-10-04➖ROGERSON, Gary Jonathan resigneddirector
- 2017-10-03➕BEESTON, Simon appointeddirector
- 1994-05-17➖BURKE, David Stephen resignedsecretary
- 1994-05-17➕ROGERSON, Gary Jonathan appointedsecretary
- 1994-04-30➖BURKE, David Stephen resigneddirector
- 1991-06-01➖SCOTT, John resigneddirector
- 1987-09-01🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Midland Bank PLC
- 1987-09-01🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Midland Bank PLC
- 1987-01-29🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Midland Bank PLC
- 1986-05-27🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Midland Bank PLC
- 1984-12-27🏢Company incorporatedAs ACORN PARTITIONING LIMITED
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
65/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 41 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Simon Beeston Individual · British · DOB 02/1968 · age 58 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 03/10/2017 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Stephen Alan Fowlerceased 04/10/2017· 25-50% shares
- Mr Gary Rogersonceased 04/10/2017· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 GLOBAL FASHION LTD→ 16703761 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ABBEY ENGLAND LIMITED→ 01638775 · est 1982 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 43y | — | — |
| ACCESS MATERIAL SOLUTIONS LTD→ 13076164 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| ADAM OF LONDON LTD→ 13043529 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| ADRIAN MECKLENBURGH LIMITED→ 01481282 · est 1980 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 46y | — | — |
| AE INDUSTRIAL & AIR EQUIPMENT LIMITED→ 01331066 · est 1977 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 48y | — | — |
| AEROSPHERES (UK) LIMITED→ 02550739 · est 1990 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 35y | — | — |
| ALBERTOLTD LIMITED→ 16786007 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ALDERSONN LTD→ 17009547 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ALEXFRUIT&VEG LTD→ 16809793 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ALFA PARF UK LTD→ 11838050 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1984-12-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade
Registered office
Unit 4 Rixton Industrial Estate
Moss Side Lane
Rixton, Warrington
Cheshire
WA3 6HQ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-12
Last: 2025-07-29
Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)
BEESTON, Simon→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2017-10-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BURKE, David Stephen→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1994-05-17
ROGERSON, Gary Jonathan→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1994-05-17 · resigned 2017-10-04
BURKE, David Stephen→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · resigned 1994-04-30
FOWLER, Stephen Alan→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · resigned 2017-10-04
ROGERSON, Gary Jonathan→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · resigned 2017-10-04
SCOTT, John→
Resigneddirector · ~98y · resigned 1991-06-01
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
4
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 01/09/1987 | — | |
| outstanding | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 01/09/1987 | — | |
| outstanding | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 29/01/1987 | — | |
| outstanding | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Charge | 1 property | 27/05/1986 | — |
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Recent filings (103 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-29