ACORN PREGNANCY COUNSELLING CENTRE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04407431 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2002-04-02

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.

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

—

year to Feb 2026

Net worth

£20.0k

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other human health activities

Sector: Human health & social work

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

27 officers (6 active, 27 linked, 23 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

107 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £19,983

Net assets shrinking

Down £1,898 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£20k

↓ 8.7% YoY

Current Assets

£20k

↓ 8.7% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2026-02-28	2025-02-28
Total assets	£20.0k	£21.9k
Current assets	£20.0k	£21.9k
Net assets	£20.0k	£21.9k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (68 events)Click to expand

2026-06-02
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DENMAN, Pamela Mary Aylwin resigned
director
2026-06-02
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accounts · AA
2026-06-02
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officers · AP01
2026-06-02
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-06-01
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SLAUGHTER, Elizabeth Jane appointed
director
2025-06-03
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CROSS, Paul resigned
director
2025-06-03
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-03
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-02
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WORSFOLD, Lucy Stella appointed
director
2024-05-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-15
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change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2024-04-15
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-15
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-28
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officers · AP01
2021-09-18
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CROSS, Paul appointed
director
2021-06-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-23
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-06-21
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PARISH, Mary Eileen, Rev Mrs resigned
director
2021-01-27
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-06-24
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-06-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-23
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-06-22
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DENMAN, Pamela Mary Aylwin appointed
director
2020-06-22
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MARSHALL, Wendy Anne resigned
director
2020-06-22
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SPANNER, Stephanie Jane resigned
director
2019-11-15
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WOODWARD, Gillian Mary appointed
director
2018-05-22
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SPANNER, Stephanie Jane appointed
director
2017-07-22
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HOBSON, Bridget Anne resigned
director
2017-07-22
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HOBSON, David Goodwin, Dr resigned
director
2016-06-13
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PEARSON, Bronwen resigned
director
2016-01-09
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HOLDEN, Jan resigned
director
2015-06-01
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MARSHALL, Richard William John appointed
director
2015-06-01
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FERGUSON, Robert, Dr resigned
director
2015-06-01
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MARSHALL, Wendy Anne appointed
director
2015-06-01
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PARISH, Mary Eileen, Rev Mrs appointed
director
2012-04-17
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PEARSON, Bronwen appointed
director
2011-12-08
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MARSHALL, Jacqueline Anne resigned
secretary
2011-12-08
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CHIKETA, Rita Sharon resigned
director
2011-12-08
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MARSHALL, Jacqueline Anne resigned
director
2011-11-22
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WOODWARD, Patrick Stephen appointed
secretary
2011-09-19
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WOODWARD, Patrick Stephen appointed
director
2011-09-19
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HOBSON, David Goodwin, Dr appointed
director
2010-09-07
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HOBSON, Bridget Anne appointed
director
2008-09-01
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BANKS, Robert Donald resigned
director
2006-12-16
➖
CLARK, Susan Mary resigned
secretary
2006-12-16
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MARSHALL, Jacqueline Anne appointed
secretary
2006-12-16
➖
CLARK, Susan Mary resigned
director

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Owner dependency

63/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
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.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2002-04-02

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

Pilgrim House

St. Dunstans Road

Worthing

BN13 1AA

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-11-30

Last made up to: 2026-02-28

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-10

Last: 2026-03-27