ACORN INDUSTRIAL SERVICES GROUP LTD

🌳Matureactive

05500626 · ltd · incorporated 2005-07-06

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

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 20.5y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Wholesale of other machinery and equipment

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 20.5y

70/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 20.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

11 officers (6 active, 11 linked, 8 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

14 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

90 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 4 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand

2026-01-05
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officers · TM01
2026-01-05
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officers · TM02
2026-01-05
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officers · AP01
2026-01-05
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officers · AP03
2026-01-01
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BRAMHALL, Jenna Louise appointed
secretary
2026-01-01
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BRAMHALL, Jenna Louise appointed
director
2025-12-31
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POVEY, Martin resigned
secretary
2025-12-31
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POVEY, Martin resigned
director
2025-07-07
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accounts · AA
2025-04-16
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officers · AP01
2025-04-14
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STACEY, Gavin Peter appointed
director
2024-07-27
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legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2024-07-11
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accounts · AA
2023-09-18
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accounts · AA
2022-07-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2021-09-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2021-05-10
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-04-07
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-04-07
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-04-07
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-12-01
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accounts · AA
2019-08-14
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accounts · AA
2017-09-18
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Charge satisfied #2
2015-12-04
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HELGESSON, Bo Per-Olof appointed
director
2015-12-04
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SJOLIN, Ib Ola Lennart appointed
director
2011-02-10
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Charge satisfied #1
2010-12-31
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BAINES, Eric resigned
director
2005-12-19
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BAINES, Eric appointed
director
2005-12-19
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2005-12-19
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Eric Baines and Gail Frances Baines
2005-11-11
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SPILLINGS, Paul Desmond appointed
director
2005-11-11
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BOOTE, Anna Louise resigned
secretary
2005-11-11
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POVEY, Martin appointed
secretary
2005-11-11
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DYSON, Roger Kenneth resigned
director
2005-11-11
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POVEY, Martin appointed
director
2005-07-06
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Company incorporated
As ACORN INDUSTRIAL SERVICES GROUP LTD
2005-07-06
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BOOTE, Anna Louise appointed
secretary
2005-07-06
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DYSON, Roger Kenneth appointed
director

Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 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 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: POVEY, Martin resigned 2025-12-31; POVEY, Martin resigned 2025-12-31

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Antonia Margaret Axelson Johnson Individual · Swedish · DOB 09/1943 · age 83	50–75%	50–75%	board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control	13/06/2017

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Axel Johnson International Abceased 07/04/2021· 75-100% shares
Axindustries Abceased 07/04/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence

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

Incorporated2005-07-06

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC46690 — Wholesale of other machinery and equipment

Registered office

Unit A Denby Way

Hellaby

Rotherham

South Yorkshire

S66 8HR

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-30

Last: 2025-07-16