ACORN WAREHOUSE SOLUTIONS LTD

💤Zombieactive
05866480 · ltd · incorporated 2006-07-04
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£96.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other construction installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -44% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 7.3y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 7.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
74 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £96,388
Net assets shrinking
Down £17,622 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 44% YoY
Cash YoY
-44%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£59k
↓ 44% YoY
Net Worth
£96k
↓ 15% YoY
Current Assets
£128k
↓ 30% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£36k£73k£109k£146k£182kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£102.5k£120.9k
Current assets£128.2k£182.4k
Cash£59.0k£104.6k
Debtors£67.6k£74.9k
Net assets£96.4k£114.0k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-12-09
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2024-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-03-04
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2022-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-02-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-05-19
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2021-04-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2021-03-15
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    officers · TM02
  12. 2021-03-15
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    officers · AP01
  13. 2021-03-15
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2021-03-15
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2021-03-15
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2021-03-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2021-03-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2021-03-03
    ➕
    CHAMBERS, Mark Edward appointed
    director
  19. 2021-03-03
    ➖
    FOUHY, Julie Anne resigned
    secretary
  20. 2021-03-03
    ➖
    FOUHY, Julie Anne resigned
    director
  21. 2021-03-03
    ➖
    FOUHY, Kevin Patrick resigned
    director
  22. 2021-02-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2021-02-16
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    Charge satisfied #1
  24. 2019-03-19
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  25. 2010-11-08
    ➕
    FOUHY, Julie Anne appointed
    director
  26. 2006-07-05
    ➖
    DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2006-07-05
    ➖
    DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 2006-07-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACORN WAREHOUSE SOLUTIONS LTD
  29. 2006-07-04
    ➕
    FOUHY, Julie Anne appointed
    secretary
  30. 2006-07-04
    ➕
    DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2006-07-04
    ➕
    FOUHY, Kevin Patrick appointed
    director
  32. 2006-07-04
    ➕
    DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mark Edward Chambers
Individual · British · DOB 04/1972 · age 54
75–100%
75–100%sig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · significant influence · firm interest03/03/2021
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Kevin Patrick Fouhyceased 03/03/2021· 25-50% shares
  • Mrs Julie Anne Fouhyceased 03/03/2021· 25-50% shares

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

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-07-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43290 — Other construction installation

Registered office

Unit 7 Ton Business Park
2-8 Morley Road
Tonbridge
TN9 1RA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-01
Last: 2026-06-17

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

CHAMBERS, Mark Edward→
director · ~54y · appointed 2021-03-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FOUHY, Julie Anne→
secretary · appointed 2006-07-04 · resigned 2021-03-03
Resigned
DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-07-04 · resigned 2006-07-05
Resigned
FOUHY, Julie Anne→
director · ~69y · appointed 2010-11-08 · resigned 2021-03-03
Resigned
FOUHY, Kevin Patrick→
director · ~71y · appointed 2006-07-04 · resigned 2021-03-03
Resigned
DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-07-04 · resigned 2006-07-05
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property19/03/201916/02/2021

Recent filings (74 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-24
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-29
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-12