ACORN BUSINESS MACHINES (HOLMFIRTH) LTD

🌳Matureactive

06097930 · ltd · incorporated 2007-02-12

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

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

· Oldest live charge 8.2y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 33140

Sector: Manufacturing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

47410Retail sale of computers, peripheral units and software in specialised stores

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 63). 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 · oldest 8.2y

85/100

ready

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

· Oldest live charge is 8.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

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

Directors & officers

13 officers (3 active, 13 linked, 9 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

13 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

81 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

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 incorporation

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 incorporation
• 1 resolution
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 incorporation
• 1 resolution
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (48 events)Click to expand

2026-05-18
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-04-10
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-11-13
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-11-13
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-08-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-24
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-21
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-01-31
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-01-09
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WALSH, Cheryl Sandra Sarah appointed
secretary
2023-01-09
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PITCEATHLY, Richard Stuart resigned
secretary
2022-10-25
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-10-25
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-10-07
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ROSSETTI, Paolo appointed
director
2022-10-07
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ARTHURTON, Anthony William resigned
director
2022-10-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2022-10-06
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legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2022-10-06
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legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2022-10-06
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legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2021-10-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2021-10-19
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legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2021-10-19
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legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2021-10-19
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legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2020-05-15
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MCPHILLIPS, Anthony Mark resigned
director
2020-03-23
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ARTHURTON, Anthony William appointed
director
2020-03-23
➖
BENOIT, Daniel Marc resigned
director
2020-02-07
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Charge satisfied #2
2020-02-07
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Charge satisfied #1
2020-01-27
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DYAS, David Brian appointed
director
2020-01-27
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FITZPATRICK, Adrian John resigned
secretary
2020-01-27
➕
PITCEATHLY, Richard Stuart appointed
secretary
2020-01-27
➕
BENOIT, Daniel Marc appointed
director
2020-01-27
➖
FITZPATRICK, Adrian John resigned
director
2020-01-27
➕
MCPHILLIPS, Anthony Mark appointed
director
2020-01-27
➖
PUTSON, Gary John resigned
director
2018-04-06
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WELLS, Malcolm Harry resigned
director
2018-03-08
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
2018-03-08
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
2015-08-06
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FITZPATRICK, Adrian John appointed
secretary
2015-08-06
➖
WARRENDER, Kirsty resigned
secretary
2015-08-06
➕
FITZPATRICK, Adrian John appointed
director
2015-08-06
➕
PUTSON, Gary John appointed
director
2015-08-06
➖
WARRENDER, Mark Philip resigned
director
2015-08-06
➕
WELLS, Malcolm Harry appointed
director
2007-02-12
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Company incorporated
As ACORN BUSINESS MACHINES (HOLMFIRTH) LTD
2007-02-12
➕
WARRENDER, Kirsty appointed
secretary
2007-02-12
➕
WARRENDER, Mark Philip appointed
director

Owner dependency

66/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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.)

Group structure

Arena Group Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Arena Group Holdings Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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ACORN BUSINESS MACHINES (HOLMFIRTH) LTD

This company · 06097930

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Arena Group Holdings Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	28/01/2020

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Xerox (Uk) Limitedceased 13/11/2025· significant influence
Arena Group Holdings Limitedceased 27/01/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

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

🔒Co-director network graph

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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6 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

Incorporated2007-02-12

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC33140 — SIC 33140

Registered office

Building 4 Uxbridge Business Park

Sanderson Road

Uxbridge

Middlesex

UB8 1DH

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-26

Last: 2026-02-12

Officers (3 active · 10 resigned)

WALSH, Cheryl Sandra Sarah→

secretary · appointed 2023-01-09

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

DYAS, David Brian→

director · ~63y · appointed 2020-01-27

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

ROSSETTI, Paolo→

director · ~56y · appointed 2022-10-07

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

FITZPATRICK, Adrian John→

secretary · appointed 2015-08-06 · resigned 2020-01-27

Resigned

PITCEATHLY, Richard Stuart→

secretary · appointed 2020-01-27 · resigned 2023-01-09

Resigned

WARRENDER, Kirsty→

secretary · appointed 2007-02-12 · resigned 2015-08-06

Resigned

ARTHURTON, Anthony William→

director · ~54y · appointed 2020-03-23 · resigned 2022-10-07

Resigned

BENOIT, Daniel Marc→

director · ~59y · appointed 2020-01-27 · resigned 2020-03-23

Resigned

FITZPATRICK, Adrian John→

director · ~62y · appointed 2015-08-06 · resigned 2020-01-27

Resigned

MCPHILLIPS, Anthony Mark→

director · ~54y · appointed 2020-01-27 · resigned 2020-05-15

Resigned

PUTSON, Gary John→

director · ~49y · appointed 2015-08-06 · resigned 2020-01-27

Resigned

WARRENDER, Mark Philip→

director · ~66y · appointed 2007-02-12 · resigned 2015-08-06

Resigned

WELLS, Malcolm Harry→

director · ~66y · appointed 2015-08-06 · resigned 2018-04-06

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown

			Type	Properties
	satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC	A registered charge	—	08/03/2018	07/02/2020
	satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC	A registered charge	—	08/03/2018	07/02/2020

Recent filings (81 total)

memorandum-articles

incorporation · MA

2026-05-18

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2026-04-10

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-02-25

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC02

2025-11-13

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2025-11-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2025-08-12

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-06-24

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-02-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2024-09-17

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-02-15

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2023-09-28

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-02-27

appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date

officers · AP03

2023-02-21

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2023-01-31

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2022-10-25