ACORNSTONE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03598103 · ltd · incorporated 1998-07-15
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of open-ended investment companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 1 with DOB)
73
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
71 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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  2. 2024-09-12
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  3. 2023-09-14
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  4. 2022-09-23
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  5. 2021-09-27
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  6. 2020-09-24
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  7. 2019-08-27
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  8. 2018-09-20
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  9. 2018-01-24
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  10. 2018-01-24
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2017-09-28
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-09-07
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  13. 2015-09-03
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  14. 2015-07-28
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2014-05-17
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    TELEMARK MANAGEMENT SERVICES LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  16. 2014-05-17
    ➖
    BRINCHMANN, Staale resigned
    secretary
  17. 2003-07-25
    ➖
    AKHTAR, Lalah Rukh resigned
    secretary
  18. 2003-07-25
    ➕
    BRINCHMANN, Staale appointed
    secretary
  19. 1998-07-20
    ➕
    BRINCHMANN, Morten Fredrik appointed
    director
  20. 1998-07-20
    ➕
    AKHTAR, Lalah Rukh appointed
    secretary
  21. 1998-07-20
    ➖
    HALLMARK SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 1998-07-20
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    HALLMARK REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 1998-07-15
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    Company incorporated
    As ACORNSTONE LIMITED
  24. 1998-07-15
    ➕
    HALLMARK SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 1998-07-15
    ➕
    HALLMARK REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
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 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 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

clean
No 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ivars Toze
Individual · Latvian · DOB 05/1958 · age 68
75–100%
—75-100% shares24/01/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Morten Fredrik Brinchmannceased 24/01/2018· board control · firm interest

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
Incorporated1998-07-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64304 — Activities of open-ended investment companies

Registered office

Cambio, 15a The Mead
Ashtead
Surrey
KT21 2LZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-30
Last: 2025-10-16

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

TELEMARK MANAGEMENT SERVICES LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2014-05-17
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Active
BRINCHMANN, Morten Fredrik→
director · ~78y · appointed 1998-07-20
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Active
AKHTAR, Lalah Rukh→
secretary · appointed 1998-07-20 · resigned 2003-07-25
Resigned
BRINCHMANN, Staale→
secretary · appointed 2003-07-25 · resigned 2014-05-17
Resigned
HALLMARK SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-07-15 · resigned 1998-07-20
Resigned
HALLMARK REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-07-15 · resigned 1998-07-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (71 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-16
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2025-09-30
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2024-10-23
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2024-09-12
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-06
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accounts · AA
2023-09-14
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-23
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-27
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-24
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2019-11-18
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2019-08-27
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-10-19