ACORN STORAGE EQUIPMENT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

02081324 · ltd · incorporated 1986-12-08

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

approaching window · 12-months

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

· Oldest live charge 38.9y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Oct 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Agents specialised in the sale of other particular products

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · oldest 38.9y

85/100

ready

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

· Oldest live charge is 38.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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

Lenders & charges

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

14 officers (7 active, 14 linked, 9 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 9 total, 9 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

143 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-10-31	2023-10-31
Average employees	1100	1000

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

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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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (46 events)Click to expand

2025-03-04
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2024-11-20
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2024-11-20
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2024-10-31
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O'BRIEN, Chloe Josephine appointed
secretary
2024-10-31
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ELDRIDGE, Alison Jane resigned
secretary
2024-10-31
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2024-10-31
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2024-07-30
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2023-11-09
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2023-11-08
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2023-11-08
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2023-11-08
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2023-10-31
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COULSON, Christopher John appointed
director
2023-10-31
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CRAWLEY, Jonathan Richard appointed
director
2023-10-31
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O'BRIEN, Chloe Josephine appointed
director
2010-07-27
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Charge satisfied #3
2010-07-27
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Charge satisfied #2
2010-07-27
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Charge satisfied #1
2010-07-22
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ELDRIDGE, Alison Jane appointed
director
2010-07-22
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WOOD, Neil Martin appointed
director
2010-07-22
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WOOD, Shane appointed
director
2010-07-22
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ELDRIDGE, Alison Jane appointed
secretary
2010-07-22
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WATTS, Pamela Elizabeth resigned
secretary
2010-07-22
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WATTS, Pamela Elizabeth resigned
director
2010-07-22
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WATTS, Patrick Aubrey resigned
director
2000-05-17
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ELDRIDGE, Alison resigned
secretary
2000-05-17
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WATTS, Pamela Elizabeth appointed
secretary
2000-04-25
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2000-04-25
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
1999-07-30
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ELDRIDGE, Alison appointed
secretary
1999-07-30
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WATTS, Pamela Elizabeth resigned
secretary
1998-12-20
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BARNARD, Russell resigned
director
1998-08-01
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BARNARD, Russell appointed
director
1987-06-25
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
1986-12-08
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Company incorporated
As ACORN STORAGE EQUIPMENT LIMITED

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
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

Acorn Storage Solutions Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Acorn Storage Solutions Ltd

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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ACORN STORAGE EQUIPMENT LIMITED

This company · 02081324

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Acorn Storage Solutions Ltd Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	31/10/2023

8 historic (ceased) PSCs

Miss Chloe Josephine O'Brienceased 31/10/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest
Acorn Storage Holdings Ltdceased 31/10/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
Mr Jonathan Richard Crawleyceased 31/10/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest
Mr Christopher John Coulsonceased 31/10/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest
Miss Alison Jane Eldridgeceased 31/10/2023· significant influence
Mr Neil Martin Woodceased 31/10/2023· significant influence
Mr Shane Woodceased 31/10/2023· significant influence
Acorn Storage Holdings Ltdceased 31/10/2023· 75-100% shares

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

Incorporated1986-12-08

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC46180 — Agents specialised in the sale of other particular products

Registered office

3 Beaufort House, Beaufort Court Sir Thomas Longley Road

Medway City Estate

Rochester

ME2 4FB

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-07-31

Last made up to: 2024-10-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-04

Last: 2025-11-20