ACORN HOMES (STOKE-ON-TRENT) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04965445 · ltd · incorporated 2003-11-17

Investment thesis

Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.

Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.

Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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year to Nov 2024

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

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 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 83). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

3 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

65 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-11-30	2023-11-30
Average employees	0	0

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand

2025-08-29
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2024-08-30
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2023-08-29
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2022-08-04
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2021-04-19
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2020-08-03
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2019-09-25
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2019-09-25
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2019-09-25
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2019-09-19
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CONNOLLY, Danielle appointed
director
2019-09-19
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PROCTOR, Samantha Louise appointed
director
2019-09-09
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PROCTOR, John Neil resigned
director
2019-09-09
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SIMCOCK, Barry resigned
director
2019-08-20
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2018-07-10
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2003-12-17
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MIDLANDS SECRETARIAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-11-17
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Company incorporated
As ACORN HOMES (STOKE-ON-TRENT) LIMITED
2003-11-17
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PROCTOR, James Barry appointed
secretary
2003-11-17
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PROCTOR, James Barry appointed
director
2003-11-17
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MIDLANDS SECRETARIAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED appointed
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2003-11-17
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ALLSOPP, Nicholas James appointed
nominee-director
2003-11-17
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ALLSOPP, Nicholas James resigned
nominee-director
2003-11-17
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PROCTOR, John Neil appointed
director
2003-11-17
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SIMCOCK, Barry appointed
director

Owner dependency

83/100

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

+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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.
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

3 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Samantha Louise Proctor Individual · British · DOB 01/1976 · age 50	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	19/09/2019
Mrs Danielle Connolly Individual · British · DOB 06/1990 · age 36	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	19/09/2019
Mr James Barry Proctor Individual · British · DOB 05/1943 · age 83	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	17/11/2016

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr John Neil Proctorceased 09/09/2019· 25-50% shares
Mr Barry Simcockceased 09/09/2019· 25-50% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2003-11-17

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

6 Marsh Parade

Newcastle Under Lyme

Staffordshire

ST5 1DU

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-08-31

Last made up to: 2024-11-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-01

Last: 2025-11-17

Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)

PROCTOR, James Barry→

secretary · appointed 2003-11-17

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Active

CONNOLLY, Danielle→

director · ~36y · appointed 2019-09-19

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Active

PROCTOR, James Barry→

director · ~83y · appointed 2003-11-17

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Active

PROCTOR, Samantha Louise→

director · ~50y · appointed 2019-09-19

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Active

MIDLANDS SECRETARIAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-11-17 · resigned 2003-12-17

Resigned

ALLSOPP, Nicholas James→

nominee-director · ~68y · appointed 2003-11-17 · resigned 2003-11-17

Resigned

PROCTOR, John Neil→

director · ~63y · appointed 2003-11-17 · resigned 2019-09-09

Resigned

SIMCOCK, Barry→

director · ~69y · appointed 2003-11-17 · resigned 2019-09-09

Resigned

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