ACORNSILVER LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06710230 · ltd · incorporated 2008-09-29
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
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£200
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 66). 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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 13.0y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 13.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
53 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £200

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£200
~ YoY
Current Assets
£200
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£40£80£120£160£200Sept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£200£200
Current assets£200£200
Net assets£200£200

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-03
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  2. 2025-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-03-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-03-19
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    GULLIS, Richard Julian resigned
    director
  5. 2024-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-07-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-12-29
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  8. 2022-12-29
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  9. 2022-12-29
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    Charge satisfied #2
  10. 2022-12-29
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    Charge satisfied #1
  11. 2022-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-07-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-10-10
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    address · AD01
  18. 2016-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2013-06-07
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Hampshire Trust PLC
  20. 2013-06-07
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hampshire Trust PLC
  21. 2012-04-01
    ➕
    GULLIS, Richard Julian appointed
    director
  22. 2012-03-31
    ➖
    KING, Steven Fraser resigned
    director
  23. 2010-09-30
    ➖
    DAWES, Robert Andrew resigned
    director
  24. 2008-09-29
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    Company incorporated
    As ACORNSILVER LIMITED
  25. 2008-09-29
    ➕
    JONES, Martyn Edward appointed
    director
  26. 2008-09-29
    ➕
    DAWES, Robert Andrew appointed
    director
  27. 2008-09-29
    ➕
    KING, Steven Fraser appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Martyn Edward Jones
Individual · British · DOB 07/1960 · age 66
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Richard Julian Gullisceased 31/10/2025· 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
Incorporated2008-09-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

Monkley Stables
Rode
Frome
BA11 6QQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-13
Last: 2025-09-29

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

JONES, Martyn Edward→
director · ~66y · appointed 2008-09-29
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Active
DAWES, Robert Andrew→
director · ~81y · appointed 2008-09-29 · resigned 2010-09-30
Resigned
GULLIS, Richard Julian→
director · ~61y · appointed 2012-04-01 · resigned 2025-03-19
Resigned
KING, Steven Fraser→
director · ~77y · appointed 2008-09-29 · resigned 2012-03-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Hampshire Trust
Hampshire Trust PLC
A registered charge1 property07/06/201329/12/2022
satisfied
Hampshire Trust
Hampshire Trust PLC
A registered charge1 property07/06/201329/12/2022

Recent filings (53 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-18
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-12-29
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-09