ACORN GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
02741191 · ltd · incorporated 1992-08-19
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 7 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100).
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Refinance opportunity
22 live charges · 7 lenders · oldest 30.5y
25/100
too messy
Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 30.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 7 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 50/100 (high).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (73/100)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
22 charges (22/22 with lender, 22/22 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
136 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (70 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-13📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-09-12📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-19📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-13📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2017-12-12📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2017-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-19📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2017-01-19🔓Charge satisfied #16
- 2016-11-15🔓Charge satisfied #20
- 2016-11-15🔓Charge satisfied #19
- 2016-11-15🔓Charge satisfied #18
- 2016-11-15🔓Charge satisfied #17
- 2016-11-15🔓Charge satisfied #15
- 2016-11-15🔓Charge satisfied #14
- 2016-11-03🔒Charge registered #22Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2016-10-17🔒Charge registered #21Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2011-06-08🔓Charge satisfied #13
- 2011-06-08🔓Charge satisfied #12
- 2011-06-08🔓Charge satisfied #9
- 2011-06-08🔓Charge satisfied #8
- 2011-06-08🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2011-06-08🔓Charge satisfied #7
- 2011-06-08🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2011-06-08🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2011-06-08🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2011-06-08🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2011-06-08🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2011-05-31🔒Charge registered #20Lender: Santander UK PLC
- 2011-05-31🔒Charge registered #19Lender: Santander UK PLC
- 2011-05-31🔒Charge registered #18Lender: Santander UK PLC
- 2011-05-31🔒Charge registered #17Lender: Santander UK PLC
- 2011-05-31🔒Charge registered #16Lender: Santander UK PLC
- 2011-05-31🔒Charge registered #15Lender: Santander UK PLC
- 2011-05-31🔒Charge registered #14Lender: Santander UK PLC
- 2010-05-27🔒Charge registered #13Lender: The Governor & Company of the Bank of Ireland
- 2009-01-27🔒Charge registered #12Lender: The Governor & Company of the Bank of Ireland
- 2006-09-19🔒Charge registered #11Lender: Paragon Mortgages Limited
- 2005-12-19🔒Charge registered #10Lender: Paragon Mortgages Limited
- 2004-10-12🔒Charge registered #9Lender: Aib Group (UK) P.L.C.
- 2004-10-04➖AHMED, Mahmood resigneddirector
- 2001-10-25🔒Charge registered #8Lender: Girobank PLC
Showing most recent 50 of 70 events
Owner dependency
91/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 32 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
86/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 32 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 34 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
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1992-08-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Registered office
441 Barlow Moor Road
Chorlton
Manchester
M21 8AU
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-07
Last: 2025-06-23
Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)
MOHAMMED, Abdul Kiyum→
Activesecretary · appointed 1994-03-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MOHAMMED, Abdul Kiyum→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 1994-03-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MOHAMMED, Mussarat→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 1994-03-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PROPHET, Ann Elsie→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1992-12-01 · resigned 1994-03-03
LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1992-08-19 · resigned 1992-08-19
AHMED, Mahmood→
Resigneddirector · ~89y · appointed 2001-02-02 · resigned 2004-10-04
NATTLE, Maxine Elizabeth→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 1992-12-01 · resigned 1994-03-03
LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1992-08-19 · resigned 1992-08-19
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Mortgages & charges
22
Total charges
4
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:22 of 22 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 5 properties | 03/11/2016 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 17/10/2016 | — | |
| satisfied | Santander Santander UK PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 31/05/2011 | 15/11/2016 | |
| satisfied | Santander Santander UK PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 31/05/2011 | 15/11/2016 | |
| satisfied | Santander Santander UK PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 31/05/2011 | 15/11/2016 | |
| satisfied | Santander Santander UK PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 31/05/2011 | 15/11/2016 | |
| satisfied | Santander Santander UK PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 31/05/2011 | 19/01/2017 | |
| satisfied | Santander Santander UK PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 31/05/2011 | 15/11/2016 | |
| satisfied | Santander Santander UK PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 31/05/2011 | 15/11/2016 | |
| satisfied | The Governor & Company of the Bank of Ireland | Legal charge | 1 property | 27/05/2010 | 08/06/2011 | |
| satisfied | The Governor & Company of the Bank of Ireland | Legal charge | 1 property | 27/01/2009 | 08/06/2011 | |
| outstanding | Paragon Paragon Mortgages Limited | Legal charge | 1 property | 19/09/2006 | — | |
| outstanding | Paragon Paragon Mortgages Limited | Legal charge | 1 property | 19/12/2005 | — | |
| satisfied | Aib Group (UK) P.L.C. | Legal mortgage | 2 properties | 12/10/2004 | 08/06/2011 | |
| satisfied | Girobank Girobank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 25/10/2001 | 08/06/2011 | |
| satisfied | Aib Group (UK) P.L.C. | Charge over deposits | 1 property | 02/08/2001 | 08/06/2011 | |
| satisfied | The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland | Legal charge | 2 properties | 30/07/2001 | 08/06/2011 | |
| satisfied | Aib Group (UK) P.L.C. | Legal mortgage | 3 properties | 12/07/2001 | 08/06/2011 | |
| satisfied | Aib Group (UK) P.L.C. | Legal mortgage | 2 properties | 12/07/2001 | 08/06/2011 | |
| satisfied | Aib Group (UK) P.L.C. | Mortgage debenture | 1 property | 19/04/2001 | 08/06/2011 | |
| satisfied | The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland | Legal charge | 1 property | 17/10/1997 | 08/06/2011 | |
| satisfied | The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland | Legal charge | 3 properties | 01/12/1995 | 08/06/2011 |
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Recent filings (136 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-09-13
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-03-17