ACORN HOMES (BRIDGNORTH) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04579452 · ltd · incorporated 2002-11-01
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£1.29M
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -47% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 20.2y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 20.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
76 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,290,444
Cash draining
Cash down 47% YoY
Cash YoY
-47%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£465k
↓ 47% YoY
Net Worth
£1.3m
↑ 1.2% YoY
Current Assets
£1.3m
↑ 3.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£262k£523k£785k£1.0m£1.3mMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£1.30M£1.28M
Current assets£1.31M£1.26M
Cash£465.2k£870.4k
Debtors£842.6k£378.1k
Net assets£1.29M£1.27M

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

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2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-14
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  3. 2023-11-22
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  4. 2023-08-04
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  5. 2022-08-25
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  6. 2021-08-26
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-08-18
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2020-12-04
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    officers · TM01
  9. 2020-12-04
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2020-12-04
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2020-06-26
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    address · AD01
  12. 2020-06-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2020-06-26
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    officers · CH03
  14. 2020-06-26
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  15. 2020-06-26
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  16. 2020-06-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2020-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-03-09
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    BEAMAN, Frederick John resigned
    director
  19. 2020-03-09
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    capital · SH03
  20. 2020-01-17
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    capital · SH06
  21. 2006-04-26
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
  22. 2002-11-01
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    Company incorporated
    As ACORN HOMES (BRIDGNORTH) LIMITED
  23. 2002-11-01
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    BEAMAN, Jonathan Robert appointed
    secretary
  24. 2002-11-01
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    BEAMAN, Jonathan Robert appointed
    director
  25. 2002-11-01
    ➕
    BEAMAN, Sally Anne appointed
    director
  26. 2002-11-01
    ➕
    BEAMAN, Frederick John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

84/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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 Jonathan Robert Beaman
Individual · British · DOB 06/1965 · age 61
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control09/03/2020
Mrs Sally Anne Beaman
Individual · English · DOB 05/1971 · age 55
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control09/03/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Frederick John Beamanceased 09/03/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2002-11-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

Oakwood Farm
Worfield
Bridgnorth
Shropshire
WV15 5NT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-08
Last: 2025-10-25

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

BEAMAN, Jonathan Robert→
secretary · appointed 2002-11-01
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Active
BEAMAN, Jonathan Robert→
director · ~61y · appointed 2002-11-01
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Active
BEAMAN, Sally Anne→
director · ~55y · appointed 2002-11-01
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Active
BEAMAN, Frederick John→
director · ~77y · appointed 2002-11-01 · resigned 2020-03-09
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
Mortgage2 properties26/04/2006—
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Recent filings (76 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-22
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-12-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-12-04