ACORN (GEE CROSS) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04135252 · ltd · incorporated 2001-01-04
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
—
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£19.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
71 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £19,193

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£19k
↑ 38% YoY
Current Assets
£37k
↑ 31% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£7k£15k£22k£29k£37kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£19.2k£13.9k
Current assets£36.7k£28.0k
Net assets£19.2k£13.9k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-21
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  2. 2024-12-24
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  3. 2024-12-24
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  4. 2024-10-29
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  5. 2024-01-12
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  6. 2024-01-12
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  7. 2024-01-12
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  8. 2023-10-31
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  9. 2023-06-15
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    WHIELDON, Timothy John appointed
    director
  10. 2023-06-15
    ➖
    WHIELDON, Patricia resigned
    secretary
  11. 2023-06-15
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    WHIELDON, Patricia resigned
    director
  12. 2023-01-10
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  13. 2023-01-10
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  14. 2022-10-31
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  15. 2022-05-25
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  16. 2022-03-21
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    WHIELDON, John Harold resigned
    director
  17. 2021-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  18. 2020-10-30
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  19. 2019-09-04
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  20. 2018-10-29
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  21. 2001-01-04
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    Company incorporated
    As ACORN (GEE CROSS) LIMITED
  22. 2001-01-04
    ➕
    HARRISON, Irene Lesley appointed
    nominee-secretary
  23. 2001-01-04
    ➖
    HARRISON, Irene Lesley resigned
    nominee-secretary
  24. 2001-01-04
    ➕
    WHIELDON, Patricia appointed
    secretary
  25. 2001-01-04
    ➕
    WHIELDON, John Harold appointed
    director
  26. 2001-01-04
    ➕
    WHIELDON, Patricia appointed
    director
  27. 2001-01-04
    ➕
    BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 2001-01-04
    ➖
    BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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 Timothy John Whieldon
Individual · British · DOB 04/1969 · age 57
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control15/06/2023
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Patricia Whieldonceased 15/06/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Mr John Harold Whieldonceased 21/03/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2001-01-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

Booth Street Chambers
Ashton Under Lyne
Lancashire
OL6 7LQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-18
Last: 2026-01-04

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

WHIELDON, Timothy John→
director · ~57y · appointed 2023-06-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARRISON, Irene Lesley→
nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-01-04 · resigned 2001-01-04
Resigned
WHIELDON, Patricia→
secretary · appointed 2001-01-04 · resigned 2023-06-15
Resigned
WHIELDON, John Harold→
director · ~84y · appointed 2001-01-04 · resigned 2022-03-21
Resigned
WHIELDON, Patricia→
director · ~82y · appointed 2001-01-04 · resigned 2023-06-15
Resigned
BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-01-04 · resigned 2001-01-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (71 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-12-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-12-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-12
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-01-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-01-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-31