ACORN ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT GROUP LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
03936726 · ltd · incorporated 2000-02-29
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 25.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 02100
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 25.7y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 25.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 23/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (83/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
12 officers (4 active, 12 linked, 8 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
23 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
90 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.
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 | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Profit before tax | — | £1.46M |
| Average employees | 67 | 7600 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (43 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-27➕BELL, Aidan Patrick appointeddirector
- 2025-08-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-04-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2025-03-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-03-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-03-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-03-03📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2025-03-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-02-28➕ROBERTSON, Zoe Sheila appointedsecretary
- 2025-02-28➕HUXLEY, Saul appointeddirector
- 2025-02-28➕POLLINS, Andrew Martin appointeddirector
- 2025-02-28➖HELY HUTCHINSON, Richard Gregory resigneddirector
- 2025-02-28➖KENDALL, Matthew Paul resigneddirector
- 2024-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-07-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-07-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-07-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-07-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-07-01➕HELY HUTCHINSON, Richard Gregory appointeddirector
- 2024-07-01➕KENDALL, Matthew Paul appointeddirector
- 2024-07-01➖MARTIN, Gavin Alan resigneddirector
- 2024-07-01➖O'ROURKE, Kevin resigneddirector
- 2024-07-01➖O'ROURKE, Lisa Irene resigneddirector
- 2023-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-18📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-09-18🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2022-11-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-03-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2021-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-22➖OROURKE, Lisa Irene resignedsecretary
- 2020-10-22➕O'ROURKE, Lisa Irene appointeddirector
- 2011-08-01➕MARTIN, Gavin Alan appointeddirector
- 2000-08-10🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2000-02-29🏢Company incorporatedAs ACORN ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT GROUP LIMITED
- 2000-02-29➕OROURKE, Lisa Irene appointedsecretary
- 2000-02-29➕BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-02-29➖BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-02-29➕O'ROURKE, Kevin appointeddirector
- 2000-02-29➕BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2000-02-29➖BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
40/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
A E M G Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
A E M G Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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ACORN ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT GROUP LIMITED
This company · 03936726
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A E M G Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 31/07/2020 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Kevin O'Rourkeceased 31/07/2020· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control
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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6 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.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-02-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC02100 — SIC 02100
Registered office
2a Eagle Road
Moons Moat North Industrial Estate
Redditch
Worcestershire
B98 9HF
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-14
Last: 2025-11-30
Officers (4 active · 8 resigned)
ROBERTSON, Zoe Sheila→
Activesecretary · appointed 2025-02-28
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BELL, Aidan Patrick→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2025-08-27
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HUXLEY, Saul→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2025-02-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
POLLINS, Andrew Martin→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2025-02-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
OROURKE, Lisa Irene→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-02-29 · resigned 2020-10-22
BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-02-29 · resigned 2000-02-29
HELY HUTCHINSON, Richard Gregory→
Resigneddirector · ~46y · appointed 2024-07-01 · resigned 2025-02-28
KENDALL, Matthew Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 2024-07-01 · resigned 2025-02-28
MARTIN, Gavin Alan→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2011-08-01 · resigned 2024-07-01
O'ROURKE, Kevin→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2000-02-29 · resigned 2024-07-01
O'ROURKE, Lisa Irene→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2020-10-22 · resigned 2024-07-01
BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-02-29 · resigned 2000-02-29
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 10/08/2000 | 18/09/2023 |
Recent filings (90 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-03
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-03-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-05