ACORN CARPENTRY AND BUILDING LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06464763 · ltd · incorporated 2008-01-07
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
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£899
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Joinery installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
48 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £899
Cash YoY
+326%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£405
↑ 326% YoY
Net Worth
£899
↑ 421% YoY
Current Assets
£86k
↓ 1.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £899 | £-280 |
| Current assets | £86.2k | £87.9k |
| Cash | £405 | £95 |
| Debtors | £85.8k | £69.8k |
| Net assets | £899 | £-280 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-23📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2020-01-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-01-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-01-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-01-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-07➕STREETER, Sarah Jayne appointeddirector
- 2008-01-07🏢Company incorporatedAs ACORN CARPENTRY AND BUILDING LIMITED
- 2008-01-07➕STREETER, Sarah Jayne appointedsecretary
- 2008-01-07➕STREETER, Thomas Samuel 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Thomas Samuel Streeter Individual · British · DOB 12/1980 · age 46 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Sarah Jayne Streeter Individual · British · DOB 09/1979 · age 47 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-01-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43320 — Joinery installation
Registered office
Osbourne House
143-145 Stanwell Road
Ashford
Middlesex
TW15 3QN
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-21
Last: 2026-01-07
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
STREETER, Sarah Jayne→
Activesecretary · appointed 2008-01-07
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STREETER, Sarah Jayne→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2016-06-07
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STREETER, Thomas Samuel→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2008-01-07
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Recent filings (48 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-09
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2020-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-01-22