ACORN TEXTILES LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
04253720 · ltd · incorporated 2001-07-17
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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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£111.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46160
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). 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 (75/100)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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
91 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £111,386
Net assets shrinking
Down £4,491 YoY
Cash YoY
-4%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£118k
↓ 4.0% YoY
Net Worth
£111k
↓ 3.9% YoY
Current Assets
£142k
↓ 3.8% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £112.7k | £117.4k |
| Current assets | £142.2k | £147.8k |
| Cash | £118.3k | £123.2k |
| Debtors | £23.8k | £24.5k |
| Net assets | £111.4k | £115.9k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-07-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-07-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-07-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-07-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-07-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-07-17📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2023-07-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-07-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-04📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2021-03-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-03-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-10-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2001-07-19➖FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2001-07-19➖FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2001-07-18➕MOORHOUSE, Kirsty Louise appointedsecretary
- 2001-07-18➕MOORHOUSE, John Dunstan appointeddirector
- 2001-07-17🏢Company incorporatedAs ACORN TEXTILES LIMITED
- 2001-07-17➕FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2001-07-17➕FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
93/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
85/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
John Dunstan Moorhouse Individual · British · DOB 10/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Kirsty Louise Moorhouse Individual · British · DOB 06/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 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
Incorporated2001-07-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46160 — SIC 46160
Registered office
162-164 High Street
Rayleigh
Essex
SS6 7BS
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last: 2025-07-17
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
MOORHOUSE, Kirsty Louise→
Activesecretary · appointed 2001-07-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MOORHOUSE, John Dunstan→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2001-07-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-07-17 · resigned 2001-07-19
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-07-17 · resigned 2001-07-19
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Recent filings (91 total)
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2025-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-01
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2024-07-20
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accounts · AA
2023-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
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2023-07-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-19
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2023-07-18
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2023-07-18
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2023-07-18
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2023-07-17
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2023-07-17
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2023-07-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-07-17
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2022-09-05