ACORN WINDOW SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04292824 · ltd · incorporated 2001-09-24
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£299.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
66 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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £299,588
Net assets shrinking
Down £7,204 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£300k
↓ 2.3% YoY
Current Assets
£330k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£66k£132k£198k£264k£330kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£299.6k£306.8k
Current assets£329.9k£326.6k
Net assets£299.6k£306.8k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-26
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2024-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-09-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2015-09-16
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2015-08-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2014-10-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2014-09-17
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2010-08-13
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    HUDSON, Rebecca appointed
    director
  17. 2009-08-24
    ➖
    JOSLIN, Stephen Robert resigned
    secretary
  18. 2009-01-01
    ➖
    BROWN, Jason resigned
    director
  19. 2005-02-25
    ➕
    BROWN, Jason appointed
    director
  20. 2001-11-01
    ➖
    BROWN, Valerie resigned
    secretary
  21. 2001-11-01
    ➕
    JOSLIN, Stephen Robert appointed
    secretary
  22. 2001-09-25
    ➖
    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2001-09-25
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    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2001-09-24
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    Company incorporated
    As ACORN WINDOW SERVICES LIMITED
  25. 2001-09-24
    ➕
    BROWN, Colin Edward appointed
    director
  26. 2001-09-24
    ➕
    BROWN, Valerie appointed
    secretary
  27. 2001-09-24
    ➕
    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2001-09-24
    ➕
    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
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 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Colin Edward Brown
Individual · British · DOB 03/1947 · age 79
50–75%
—50-75% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Valerie Brown
Individual · British · DOB 11/1948 · age 78
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/01/2024

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
Incorporated2001-09-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47190 — Other retail sale in non-specialised stores

Registered office

30 Milton Road
Westcliff On Sea
Essex
SS0 7JX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-16
Last: 2025-09-02

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

BROWN, Colin Edward→
director · ~79y · appointed 2001-09-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HUDSON, Rebecca→
director · ~45y · appointed 2010-08-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BROWN, Valerie→
secretary · appointed 2001-09-24 · resigned 2001-11-01
Resigned
JOSLIN, Stephen Robert→
secretary · appointed 2001-11-01 · resigned 2009-08-24
Resigned
BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-09-24 · resigned 2001-09-25
Resigned
BROWN, Jason→
director · ~56y · appointed 2005-02-25 · resigned 2009-01-01
Resigned
BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-09-24 · resigned 2001-09-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (66 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-25