ACORN BOOK-KEEPING (YORKSHIRE) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04699993 · ltd · incorporated 2003-03-18
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Bookkeeping activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
63 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-302024-03-30

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 resolution
Last 90 days
8
filings
  • • 3 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 2 address
  • • 1 resolution
Last 180 days
9
filings
  • • 3 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 2 address
  • • 1 resolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-14
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  2. 2026-04-14
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2026-04-01
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2026-04-01
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2026-04-01
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  6. 2026-04-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2026-03-31
    ➖
    CROFT, Helen Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  8. 2026-03-31
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2025-12-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2025-07-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2025-07-01
    ➕
    CROFT, Victoria Leigh appointed
    director
  12. 2025-03-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2024-12-30
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  14. 2023-09-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-12-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2022-04-07
    ➖
    CROFT, Paul resigned
    director
  17. 2022-04-07
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2021-11-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-12-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-12-02
    ➖
    CROFT, Victoria Leigh resigned
    director
  21. 2019-12-02
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  22. 2019-10-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  23. 2018-07-10
    ➕
    CROFT, Victoria Leigh appointed
    director
  24. 2003-03-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACORN BOOK-KEEPING (YORKSHIRE) LIMITED
  25. 2003-03-18
    ➕
    CROFT, Helen Elizabeth appointed
    director
  26. 2003-03-18
    ➕
    CROFT, Helen Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  27. 2003-03-18
    ➕
    CROFT, Paul 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 23 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

26/100
Weak signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — CROFT, Victoria Leigh (same surname) appointed 2025-07-01. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • 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 23 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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Helen Elizabeth Croft
Individual · British · DOB 08/1965 · age 61
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · firm interest01/04/2026
Mrs Victoria Leigh Croft
Individual · British · DOB 03/1991 · age 35
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · trust interest · firm interest31/03/2026
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Helen Elizabeth Croftceased 31/03/2026· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2003-03-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69202 — Bookkeeping activities

Registered office

11 Easby Way
Wakefield
WF1 4FY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-01
Last: 2026-03-18

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

CROFT, Helen Elizabeth→
director · ~61y · appointed 2003-03-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CROFT, Victoria Leigh→
director · ~35y · appointed 2025-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CROFT, Helen Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2003-03-18 · resigned 2026-03-31
Resigned
CROFT, Paul→
director · ~64y · appointed 2003-03-18 · resigned 2022-04-07
Resigned
CROFT, Victoria Leigh→
director · ~35y · appointed 2018-07-10 · resigned 2019-12-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (63 total)

resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-05-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-04-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-01
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-04-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-28
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-18