ACORN LABELS HOLDINGS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

06052667 · ltd · incorporated 2007-01-15

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

—

year to Dec 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of production holding companies

Sector: Financial & insurance

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 19.3y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 19.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

Lenders & charges

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

8 officers (5 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

84 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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-12-31	2024-12-31

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

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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

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand

2026-04-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-17
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-03-17
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-03-15
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CHILD, Alison Clare appointed
director
2023-03-15
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-13
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-06-08
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-06-08
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-05-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-21
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-09-21
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-03-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-25
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-04-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-09-27
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2014-07-02
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Charge satisfied #3
2012-01-10
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Charge satisfied #2
2012-01-10
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Charge satisfied #1
2011-04-01
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ARLISS, Barry Michael appointed
director
2011-04-01
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ARLISS, Jane Penelope appointed
director
2009-11-04
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CHILD, Benjamin John appointed
director
2009-11-04
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ARLISS, Jane Penelope resigned
director
2007-10-22
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
2007-02-21
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ARLISS, Barry Michael appointed
secretary
2007-02-21
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CLARKE, Karen Elizabeth resigned
secretary
2007-02-21
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ARLISS, Jane Penelope appointed
director
2007-02-21
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SPEER, Philip Richard resigned
director
2007-02-21
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Mgoc Limited
2007-02-21
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Roche Sigmund Bentley
2007-01-15
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Company incorporated
As ACORN LABELS HOLDINGS LIMITED
2007-01-15
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CLARKE, Karen Elizabeth appointed
secretary
2007-01-15
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SPEER, Philip Richard appointed
director

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100

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 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Barry Michael Arliss Individual · British · DOB 06/1946 · age 80	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	30/06/2016
Mrs Jane Arliss Individual · British · DOB 01/1948 · age 78	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	30/06/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Benjamin Childceased 01/03/2023· 25-50% shares

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

Incorporated2007-01-15

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC64202 — Activities of production holding companies

Registered office

Unit 28 Burrel Road

St. Ives

Cambridgeshire

PE27 3LE

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-02

Last: 2025-09-18