ACORN WOODWORK LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04822503 · ltd · incorporated 2003-07-06
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
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year to Jul 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Joinery installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 55/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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 (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
65 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-07-31 | 2023-07-31 |
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| Average employees | 100 | 100 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-23📄administrative-restoration-companyrestoration · RT01
- 2023-01-03📄gazette-dissolved-compulsorygazette · GAZ2
- 2022-11-15📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2022-09-27📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-30📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2017-08-30📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-08-30📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-03-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2003-07-06🏢Company incorporatedAs ACORN WOODWORK LIMITED
- 2003-07-06➕KITCHEN, Bella appointedsecretary
- 2003-07-06➕KITCHEN, Bella appointeddirector
- 2003-07-06➕KITCHEN, Ian Charles appointeddirector
- 2003-07-06➕LOMBARD COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2003-07-06➖LOMBARD COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2003-07-06➕LOMBARD COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2003-07-06➖LOMBARD COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
84/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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
71/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
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 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 high ·Accounts overdue
highStatutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-30
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Ian Charles Kitchen Individual · British · DOB 08/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Bella Kitchen Individual · British · DOB 11/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-07-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43320 — Joinery installation
Registered office
2 Drake House
Cook Way
Taunton
Somerset
TA2 6BJ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-04-30OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-11
Last: 2025-05-28
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
Active
KITCHEN, Bella→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2003-07-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KITCHEN, Ian Charles→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2003-07-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LOMBARD COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2003-07-06 · resigned 2003-07-06
LOMBARD COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2003-07-06 · resigned 2003-07-06
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Recent filings (65 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-23
administrative-restoration-company
restoration · RT01
2023-01-23
gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2023-01-03
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2022-11-15
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-10