ACORN COMMUNITY CARE
🌳Matureactive
04528689 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2002-09-06
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 86900Other human health activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (46/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
31 officers (7 active, 31 linked, 27 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
117 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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (75 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-02-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-02-12➕NAIT OUAARAB, Hassan appointeddirector
- 2025-02-12➕VAREY, Oliver appointeddirector
- 2025-01-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-07-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-05-08➕HOLLIDAY, Ruth appointeddirector
- 2024-05-08➖WALLS, Fay resigneddirector
- 2024-01-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-14📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2022-06-14📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-02-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-02-15➕WALLS, Fay appointeddirector
- 2021-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-11-30➖LEE, Toby Joseph resigneddirector
- 2021-09-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-04-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-04-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-04-11➖LEE, Helen Elizabeth resigneddirector
- 2021-04-01➖PINKNEY, Debra resigneddirector
- 2020-12-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-12-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-07➕LEE, Helen Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2020-12-07➕LEE, Toby Joseph appointeddirector
- 2019-12-12➖PLUMPTON, Deborah resigneddirector
- 2019-10-23➕HARRISON, Michael Paul appointeddirector
- 2019-10-10➕STORR, Carolyn appointeddirector
- 2019-10-10➖CASSEL, Vivien Helen resigneddirector
- 2019-09-27➖ALLISON, Andrea resigneddirector
- 2019-09-27➖ARNOTT, Christopher Thomas resigneddirector
- 2019-09-27➖PACE, Peter Gaze resigneddirector
- 2019-09-27➕PINKNEY, Debra appointeddirector
- 2019-09-02➕PLUMPTON, Deborah appointeddirector
- 2016-01-11➖HOLLIDAY, Jacob Peter resigneddirector
- 2015-01-05➖BREWSTER, David resigneddirector
- 2014-01-06➖ANDERSON, Tania Joy resigneddirector
- 2014-01-06➖ARNOTT, Sara Margaret resigneddirector
- 2014-01-06➕HOLLIDAY, Jacob Peter appointeddirector
- 2011-11-23➕BELL, Toby Bartholomew appointeddirector
- 2011-11-23➕ALLISON, Andrea appointeddirector
- 2011-11-23➕ANDERSON, Tania Joy appointeddirector
- 2011-11-23➕ARNOTT, Christopher Thomas appointeddirector
- 2011-11-23➕ARNOTT, Sara Margaret appointeddirector
- 2011-11-23➕CASSEL, Vivien Helen appointeddirector
- 2011-11-23➖CURLE, Anthony resigneddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 75 events
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -7 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
70/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2002-09-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.
Registered office
Whinflower Hall, Scarborough
Road, Norton
Malton
North Yorkshire
YO17 8EE
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-20
Last: 2025-10-06
Officers (7 active · 24 resigned)
BELL, Toby Bartholomew→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2011-11-23
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HARRISON, Michael Paul→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2019-10-23
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HOLLIDAY, Ruth→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2024-05-08
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NAIT OUAARAB, Hassan→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2025-02-12
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NEAL, Steven→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2002-09-11
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STORR, Carolyn→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2019-10-10
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VAREY, Oliver→
Activedirector · ~30y · appointed 2025-02-12
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DOWSON, Jenny→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-09-08 · resigned 2011-09-08
FINNEY, John Danny→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-10-01 · resigned 2007-08-21
KIRK, Mark Anthony→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-09-06 · resigned 2003-10-01
MILONAS, Philip Ray→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-02-27 · resigned 2008-01-07
ALLISON, Andrea→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2011-11-23 · resigned 2019-09-27
ANDERSON, Tania Joy→
Resigneddirector · ~41y · appointed 2011-11-23 · resigned 2014-01-06
APPS, Chrysa Anne Shirley→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2010-04-26 · resigned 2011-09-04
ARNOTT, Christopher Thomas→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 2011-11-23 · resigned 2019-09-27
ARNOTT, Sara Margaret→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2011-11-23 · resigned 2014-01-06
BREWSTER, David→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2006-11-02 · resigned 2015-01-05
CASSEL, Vivien Helen→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 2011-11-23 · resigned 2019-10-10
CURLE, Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 2008-11-10 · resigned 2011-11-23
CURLE, Elizabeth→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2008-05-10 · resigned 2011-09-05
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Recent filings (117 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-07
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-06-14
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-06-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-02-17