ACORN LAND (SW) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06350759 · ltd · incorporated 2007-08-22
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 18.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£616.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 48). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 18.6y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 18.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
58 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
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £616,949
Net assets shrinking
Down £292,299 YoY
Cash YoY
+13%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£1k
↑ 13% YoY
Net Worth
£617k
↓ 32% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash | £1.2k | £1.1k |
| Net assets | £616.9k | £909.2k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-14📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-12-14📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-12-14📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-12-14🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2023-12-14🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2023-12-14🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2023-10-16📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-10-16📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2023-10-16📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-14📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2018-11-13📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2018-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2010-04-13🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2007-11-26🔒Charge registered #4Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2007-11-23🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Jakolin Michelle Locke
- 2007-11-23🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2007-10-19🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2007-08-22🏢Company incorporatedAs ACORN LAND (SW) LIMITED
- 2007-08-22➕THOMAS, Mark Peter appointedsecretary
- 2007-08-22➕THOMAS, Mark Peter appointeddirector
- 2007-08-22➕THOMAS, Mary Diana appointeddirector
Owner dependency
76/100
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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 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
mediumMultiple 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Mary Diana Thomas Individual · British · DOB 04/1983 · age 43 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 22/08/2016 |
Mr Mark Peter Thomas Individual · British · DOB 06/1978 · age 48 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-08-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects
Registered office
40 Kingston House 1 Kingston Road
Taunton
Somerset
TA2 7ED
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-05
Last: 2025-08-22
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
THOMAS, Mark Peter→
Activesecretary · appointed 2007-08-22
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THOMAS, Mark Peter→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2007-08-22
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THOMAS, Mary Diana→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2007-08-22
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 26/11/2007 | 14/12/2023 | |
| satisfied | Jakolin Michelle Locke | Legal charge | 1 property | 23/11/2007 | 13/04/2010 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 23/11/2007 | 14/12/2023 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 19/10/2007 | 14/12/2023 |
Recent filings (58 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-27
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-12-14
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-12-14
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-12-14
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-10-16
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2023-10-16
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-22