ACORN CONTRACT & HIRE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04455094 · ltd · incorporated 2002-06-06

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.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 23.9y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Jun 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 49320

Sector: Transportation & storage

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 23.9y

65/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 23.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

11 officers (3 active, 11 linked, 9 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

70 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30

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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand

2026-03-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-06-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-09-04
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YOUNIS, Abdur-Rahim appointed
director
2024-09-04
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YOUNIS, Aliah appointed
director
2024-09-04
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officers · AP01
2024-09-04
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-03-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-03-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-05-14
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YOUNIS, Zhahed appointed
director
2021-05-14
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ALI, Khannan resigned
director
2021-05-14
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-05-14
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officers · TM01
2021-03-26
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-03-25
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-03-12
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ALI, Khannan appointed
director
2021-03-12
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YOUNIS, Zhahed resigned
director
2020-09-02
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-03-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-03-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2018-03-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2017-12-04
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PARVEZ, Sohifa resigned
director
2017-12-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2017-10-04
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PARVEZ, Sohifa appointed
director
2013-10-31
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AKHTAR, Irfan Amar resigned
director
2012-11-01
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YOUNIS, Zhahed appointed
director
2009-12-01
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YOUNIS, Zhahed resigned
secretary
2009-12-01
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YOUNIS, Zhahed resigned
director
2008-02-01
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YOUNIS, Niyla resigned
director
2003-01-03
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Charge registered #2
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2002-07-17
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Charge registered #1
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2002-06-07
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WHITE ROSE FORMATIONS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-06-06
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Company incorporated
As ACORN CONTRACT & HIRE LIMITED
2002-06-06
➕
YOUNIS, Zhahed appointed
secretary
2002-06-06
➕
WHITE ROSE FORMATIONS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-06-06
➕
AKHTAR, Irfan Amar appointed
director
2002-06-06
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YOUNIS, Niyla appointed
director
2002-06-06
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YOUNIS, Zhahed appointed
director

Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100

Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Zhahed Younis Individual · British · DOB 05/1975 · age 51	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	01/08/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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ACTS (SPALDING) LTD→ 08025468 · est 2012 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	14y	—	—
ADAM SMITH HAULAGE LTD→ 11282317 · est 2018 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	8y	—	—
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ADAMS TAXIS 1958 LTD→ 16961361 · est 2026 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2002-06-06

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC49320 — SIC 49320

Registered office

5 Bond Street

Boston

Lincolnshire

PE21 8XT

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-20

Last: 2025-06-06

Officers (3 active · 8 resigned)

YOUNIS, Abdur-Rahim→

director · ~22y · appointed 2024-09-04

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

YOUNIS, Aliah→

director · ~23y · appointed 2024-09-04

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

YOUNIS, Zhahed→

director · ~51y · appointed 2021-05-14

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

YOUNIS, Zhahed→

secretary · appointed 2002-06-06 · resigned 2009-12-01

Resigned

WHITE ROSE FORMATIONS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-06-06 · resigned 2002-06-07

Resigned

AKHTAR, Irfan Amar→

director · ~47y · appointed 2002-06-06 · resigned 2013-10-31

Resigned

ALI, Khannan→

director · ~34y · appointed 2021-03-12 · resigned 2021-05-14

Resigned

PARVEZ, Sohifa→

director · ~49y · appointed 2017-10-04 · resigned 2017-12-04

Resigned

YOUNIS, Niyla→

director · ~49y · appointed 2002-06-06 · resigned 2008-02-01

Resigned

YOUNIS, Zhahed→

director · ~51y · appointed 2012-11-01 · resigned 2021-03-12

Resigned

YOUNIS, Zhahed→

director · ~51y · appointed 2002-06-06 · resigned 2009-12-01

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC	Legal charge	1 property	03/01/2003	—
	outstanding	National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC	Debenture	1 property	17/07/2002	—

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Recent filings (70 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2026-03-21

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-06-30

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2025-06-26

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2024-09-04

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2024-09-04

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-06-28

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2024-03-19

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-06-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2023-03-02

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-06-08

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2022-03-07

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2021-06-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-06-22

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2021-05-14

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2021-05-14