ACORN MAINTENANCE KENT LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05051444 · ltd · incorporated 2004-02-20
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒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
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: dormant / non-trading with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 1.3y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 1.3 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 23/100 — clean.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
62 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
100
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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-01📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-03-31🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Richard Greene
- 2025-01-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-01-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-01-29📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-01-29📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-01-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-01-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-01-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-01-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-01-29📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-01-21➕GREENE, Craig Anthony appointeddirector
- 2025-01-21➕GREENE, Marc Andrew appointeddirector
- 2025-01-21➖GREENE, Christine Michelle resignedsecretary
- 2025-01-21➖GREENE, Christine Michelle resigneddirector
- 2025-01-21➖GREENE, Richard Anthony resigneddirector
- 2024-07-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-02-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-02-10📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2004-02-20🏢Company incorporatedAs ACORN MAINTENANCE KENT LIMITED
- 2004-02-20➕GREENE, Christine Michelle appointedsecretary
- 2004-02-20➕GREENE, Christine Michelle appointeddirector
- 2004-02-20➕GREENE, Richard Anthony appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Craig Anthony Greene Individual · British · DOB 08/1977 · age 49 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 21/01/2025 |
Mr Mark Andrew Greene Individual · British · DOB 09/1976 · age 50 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 21/01/2025 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Richard Anthony Greeneceased 21/01/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mrs Christine Michelle Greeneceased 21/01/2025· 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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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-02-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company
Registered office
The Old Court House
New Road Avenue
Chatham
Kent
ME4 6BE
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-12
Last: 2026-01-29
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
GREENE, Craig Anthony→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2025-01-21
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GREENE, Marc Andrew→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2025-01-21
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GREENE, Christine Michelle→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-02-20 · resigned 2025-01-21
GREENE, Christine Michelle→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2004-02-20 · resigned 2025-01-21
GREENE, Richard Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2004-02-20 · resigned 2025-01-21
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Richard Greene / Christine Greene | A registered charge | 1 property | 31/03/2025 | — |
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Recent filings (62 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-11
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-01-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-01-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-01-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-01-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-29
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-01