ACORN PARTITIONS & STORAGE SYSTEMS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

03963919 · ltd · incorporated 2000-04-04

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.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Jan 2025

Net worth

£7.85M

book net assets

Opportunity

72/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.

Sector: Construction

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

6 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 23.5y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 23.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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

6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)

Directors & officers

13 officers (5 active, 13 linked, 8 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

139 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

72/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £7,854,497

Net assets shrinking

Down £1,147,311 YoY

Cash YoY

+58%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£4.7m

↑ 58% YoY

Net Worth

£7.9m

↓ 13% YoY

Current Assets

£12m

↓ 4.2% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-01-31	2024-01-31
Total assets	£7.92M	£9.07M
Current assets	£11.70M	£12.20M
Cash	£4.73M	£3.00M
Debtors	£6.89M	£9.04M
Net assets	£7.85M	£9.00M

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

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2 signals 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

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 mortgage
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (53 events)Click to expand

2026-02-02
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-02-02
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Charge satisfied #4
2026-01-21
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
accounts · AA
2025-04-17
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-27
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-03-27
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-03-26
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-03-24
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-03-20
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CROOKES, Sarah Elizabeth resigned
secretary
2025-03-20
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CROOKES, Darren Paul resigned
director
2025-03-20
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-20
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-03-20
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
2025-03-20
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
2024-08-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-27
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-04-26
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-10-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-26
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-27
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move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
address · AD03
2023-04-27
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change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
address · AD02
2023-04-26
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-26
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-04-20
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officers · AP01
2023-04-20
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-15
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Charge satisfied #2
2023-03-14
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Handelsbanken PLC
2022-11-23
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Charge satisfied #3
2022-11-01
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MYCROFT, Richard Adam appointed
director
2022-11-01
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WALL, Stuart James appointed
director
2020-09-28
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THOMAS, Adrian Miles resigned
director
2017-11-01
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STOCKDALE, Hannah Ruth appointed
director
2017-11-01
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THOMAS, Adrian Miles appointed
director
2017-06-02
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MARSLAND, Stuart appointed
director
2017-06-02
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CROOKES, Sarah Elizabeth appointed
secretary
2017-06-02
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CROOKES, Sarah Elizabeth resigned
director
2017-06-02
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Darren Crookes and Sarah Crookes
2017-06-02
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Aib Group (UK) P.L.C.
2016-03-17
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BARRASS, Laurence Charles appointed
director
2012-12-21
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PARKER, Veronica Marilyn resigned
secretary
2005-07-13
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Charge satisfied #1
2004-09-01
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CROOKES, Sarah Elizabeth appointed
director
2002-11-08
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
2002-10-01
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CROOKES, Helen Marie resigned
secretary
2002-10-01
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PARKER, Veronica Marilyn appointed
secretary
2000-04-04
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Company incorporated
As ACORN PARTITIONS & STORAGE SYSTEMS LIMITED
2000-04-04
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CROOKES, Helen Marie appointed
secretary
2000-04-04
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LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2000-04-04
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LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary

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Owner dependency

40/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

2097 Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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2097 Holdings Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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ACORN PARTITIONS & STORAGE SYSTEMS LIMITED

This company · 03963919

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
2097 Holdings Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	02/06/2017

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Darren Paul Crookesceased 02/06/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Mrs Sarah Elizabeth Crookesceased 02/06/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2000-04-04

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Kingsley Road

Lincoln

Lincolnshire

LN6 3TA

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-10-31

Last made up to: 2025-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-18

Last: 2026-04-04