ACORN COMPANY MANAGEMENT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04437545 · ltd · incorporated 2002-05-14
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£28.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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 (1 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
62 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £28,423
Net assets shrinking
Down £324 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£28k
↓ 1.1% YoY
Current Assets
£97k
↑ 5.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£19k£39k£58k£78k£97kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£28.4k£28.7k
Current assets£96.9k£92.2k
Net assets£28.4k£28.7k

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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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-07
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  2. 2024-09-03
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  3. 2024-09-03
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  4. 2024-07-02
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  5. 2023-11-01
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  6. 2022-10-03
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  7. 2021-10-04
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  8. 2020-05-04
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  9. 2019-05-02
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  10. 2018-06-14
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  11. 2018-01-08
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  12. 2017-08-04
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  13. 2016-09-01
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  14. 2016-05-16
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  15. 2014-05-15
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    ALEXANDER, Jolyon Dennis resigned
    secretary
  16. 2010-05-13
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    ALEXANDER & CO NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  17. 2005-09-06
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    FOSTER, Andrew James resigned
    director
  18. 2005-09-06
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    ALEXANDER & CO NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  19. 2002-05-14
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    Company incorporated
    As ACORN COMPANY MANAGEMENT LIMITED
  20. 2002-05-14
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    ALEXANDER, Jolyon Dennis appointed
    director
  21. 2002-05-14
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    ALEXANDER, Jolyon Dennis appointed
    secretary
  22. 2002-05-14
    ➕
    FOSTER, Andrew James appointed
    director

Owner dependency

85/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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 Jolyon Dennis Alexander
Individual · British · DOB 04/1975 · age 51
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting13/05/2017
Mrs Rebecca Alexander
Individual · British · DOB 03/1973 · age 53
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting03/09/2024

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
Incorporated2002-05-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

Unit 3 47 Knightsdale Road
Ipswich
Suffolk
IP1 4JJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-05
Last: 2025-10-22

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

ALEXANDER, Jolyon Dennis→
director · ~51y · appointed 2002-05-14
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Active
ALEXANDER, Jolyon Dennis→
secretary · appointed 2002-05-14 · resigned 2014-05-15
Resigned
FOSTER, Andrew James→
director · ~47y · appointed 2002-05-14 · resigned 2005-09-06
Resigned
ALEXANDER & CO NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2005-09-06 · resigned 2010-05-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (62 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-22
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accounts · AA
2025-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-09-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-01
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-23
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-26
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accounts · AA
2022-10-03
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-04
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-05-04
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-23