ACORN VEHICLE LOGISTICS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

06548392 · ltd · incorporated 2008-03-29

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 Mar 2025

Net worth

£-12.2k

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

46 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

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Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £12,215

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

-£12k

↓ 10% YoY

Current Assets

£867

↓ 25% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£-10.2k	£-11.1k
Current assets	£867	£1.1k
Debtors	—	£1.1k
Net assets	£-12.2k	£-11.1k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand

2026-03-06
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2025-03-31
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2024-01-22
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2023-03-30
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2022-03-21
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2021-03-11
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2019-12-13
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accounts · AA
2018-07-11
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2017-11-28
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accounts · AA
2016-12-15
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accounts · AA
2016-04-13
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2016-04-13
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2015-12-10
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accounts · AA
2015-04-02
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2014-12-19
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2010-04-09
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MANCHESTER SQUARE REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2008-03-31
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Incorporate Secretariat Limited resigned
corporate-secretary
2008-03-31
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Incorporate Directors Limited resigned
corporate-director
2008-03-29
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Company incorporated
As ACORN VEHICLE LOGISTICS LIMITED
2008-03-29
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CHRISTOPHER, Andrew appointed
director
2008-03-29
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Incorporate Secretariat Limited appointed
corporate-secretary
2008-03-29
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MANCHESTER SQUARE REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2008-03-29
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Incorporate Directors Limited appointed
corporate-director

Owner dependency

85/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100

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.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Andrew Christopher Individual · British · DOB 04/1971 · age 55	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	30/06/2016

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

Incorporated2008-03-29

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

274 Baker Street

Enfield

Middlesex

EN1 3LD

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-12

Last: 2026-03-29

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

CHRISTOPHER, Andrew→

director · ~55y · appointed 2008-03-29

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Active

Incorporate Secretariat Limited→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-03-29 · resigned 2008-03-31

Resigned

MANCHESTER SQUARE REGISTRARS LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-03-29 · resigned 2010-04-09

Resigned

Incorporate Directors Limited→

corporate-director · appointed 2008-03-29 · resigned 2008-03-31

Resigned

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Recent filings (46 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-03-31

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2026-03-06

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-05-08