ACORN INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES

🌳Matureactive

04475552 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2002-07-02

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

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Jul 2025

Net worth

£5.2k

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of religious organisations

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

17 officers (6 active, 17 linked, 14 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

95 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

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 £5,160

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£5k

Current Assets

£5k

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-07-31
Total assets	£5.2k
Current assets	£5.2k
Net assets	£5.2k

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

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (48 events)Click to expand

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2023-01-16
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BLACKWELL, Michael Stephen resigned
director
2021-04-16
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MCNEIL, Debra, Reverend appointed
director
2021-04-16
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MCNEIL, Hugh Brian appointed
director
2021-04-02
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SMART, David Malcolm appointed
director
2019-08-14
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BEACON, Andrea, Rev appointed
secretary
2018-11-14
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LAIDLOW, Annie Maria Teresa, Reverend appointed
director
2017-06-30
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BLACKWELL, Anne Dorina resigned
director
2016-07-29
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LAIDLOW, Bernadette Agnes, Rev resigned
director
2015-03-05
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RYAN, Pauline Patricia resigned
secretary
2015-03-05
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RYAN, Pauline Patricia resigned
director
2015-03-03
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CHANDRA, Hendrik resigned
director
2015-03-03
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DJUANA, Lany resigned
director
2015-01-31
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LAIDLOW, Stephen James, Rev resigned
secretary
2005-04-30
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RYAN, Pauline Patricia appointed
secretary
2005-04-30
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RYAN, Pauline Patricia appointed
director
2003-09-02
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RYAN, Pauline Patricia resigned
director
2003-08-04
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SAUL, John resigned
director
2003-08-04
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SAUL, Marlene resigned
director
2003-08-01
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RYAN, Pauline Patricia appointed
director
2003-03-26
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CHANDRA, Hendrik appointed
director
2003-03-26
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DJUANA, Lany appointed
director
2003-03-26
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SAUL, John appointed
director
2003-03-26
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SAUL, Marlene appointed
director
2002-07-02
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Company incorporated
As ACORN INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES
2002-07-02
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LAIDLOW, Stephen James, Rev appointed
director
2002-07-02
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LAIDLOW, Stephen James, Rev appointed
secretary
2002-07-02
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BLACKWELL, Anne Dorina appointed
director
2002-07-02
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BLACKWELL, Michael Stephen appointed
director
2002-07-02
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LAIDLOW, Bernadette Agnes, Rev appointed
director

Owner dependency

73/100

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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100

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 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Rev Steve James Laidlow Individual · British · DOB 06/1951 · age 75	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	01/07/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2002-07-02

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC94910 — Activities of religious organisations

Registered office

181 Holmfield Road

Blackpool

Lancashire

FY2 9PU

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-03

Last: 2025-06-19