ACORN HOMES HOLDINGS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04565911 · ltd · incorporated 2002-10-17
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
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 3 with DOB)
76
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
85 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2023-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-11-30
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2022-11-29
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  7. 2022-10-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-06-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2022-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-02-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2020-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-07-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-02-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2018-08-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-07-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-06-07
    BLACKMORE, Mette appointed
    secretary
  18. 2017-06-07
    MASSOS, Christina Anna appointed
    secretary
  19. 2017-06-07
    ERIKSSON, Rickard Kelly resigned
    secretary
  20. 2012-02-24
    OMIROU, Melanie Jayne appointed
    director
  21. 2012-02-24
    SUMMERSKILL, Romy Elizabeth resigned
    director
  22. 2009-10-30
    ERIKSSON, Rickard Kelly appointed
    secretary
  23. 2009-10-30
    MULLARKEY, Bridget resigned
    secretary
  24. 2008-08-07
    GRANGER, Shelley resigned
    director
  25. 2007-05-14
    GRANGER, Shelley appointed
    director
  26. 2003-11-05
    BROOK, Stephen Oliver resigned
    secretary
  27. 2003-11-05
    MULLARKEY, Bridget appointed
    secretary
  28. 2002-10-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACORN HOMES HOLDINGS LIMITED
  29. 2002-10-17
    BROOK, Stephen Oliver appointed
    secretary
  30. 2002-10-17
    THE COMPANY REGISTRATION AGENTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2002-10-17
    THE COMPANY REGISTRATION AGENTS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 2002-10-17
    SUMMERSKILL, Romy Elizabeth appointed
    director
  33. 2002-10-17
    LUCIENE JAMES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  34. 2002-10-17
    LUCIENE JAMES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Apg London Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Apg London Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
ACORN HOMES HOLDINGS LIMITED
This company · 04565911

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Apg London Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control29/11/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Rst London Limitedceased 29/11/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2002-10-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

29 York Street
London
W1H 1EZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last: 2025-10-17

Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)

BLACKMORE, Mette
secretary · appointed 2017-06-07
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Active
MASSOS, Christina Anna
secretary · appointed 2017-06-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
OMIROU, Melanie Jayne
director · ~49y · appointed 2012-02-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BROOK, Stephen Oliver
secretary · appointed 2002-10-17 · resigned 2003-11-05
Resigned
ERIKSSON, Rickard Kelly
secretary · appointed 2009-10-30 · resigned 2017-06-07
Resigned
MULLARKEY, Bridget
secretary · appointed 2003-11-05 · resigned 2009-10-30
Resigned
THE COMPANY REGISTRATION AGENTS LIMITED
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-10-17 · resigned 2002-10-17
Resigned
GRANGER, Shelley
director · ~68y · appointed 2007-05-14 · resigned 2008-08-07
Resigned
SUMMERSKILL, Romy Elizabeth
director · ~59y · appointed 2002-10-17 · resigned 2012-02-24
Resigned
LUCIENE JAMES LIMITED
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-10-17 · resigned 2002-10-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (85 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-11-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-10-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-23