ACORN BUILDING LTD

🌳Matureactive

06859464 · ltd · incorporated 2009-03-26

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

—

year to May 2025

Net worth

£26.7k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 82). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

52 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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £26,740

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£27k

↑ 44% YoY

Current Assets

£53k

↑ 41% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31
Total assets	£26.7k	£18.6k
Current assets	£53.0k	£37.7k
Net assets	£26.7k	£18.6k

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

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Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand

2025-12-02
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2022-09-01
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2021-08-05
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2020-07-01
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2019-09-25
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2019-01-29
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2018-07-25
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2018-07-19
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2018-07-19
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officers · TM02
2018-07-18
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JULIAN, Christine Ann appointed
director
2018-07-14
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JULIAN, James Thomas Charles resigned
secretary
2017-08-21
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accounts · AA
2017-02-14
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JULIAN, James William Andrew resigned
director
2017-02-14
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officers · TM01
2009-04-20
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JULIAN, Peter appointed
director
2009-04-14
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JULIAN, James Thomas Charles appointed
director
2009-04-14
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JULIAN, James Thomas Charles appointed
secretary
2009-03-26
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Company incorporated
As ACORN BUILDING LTD
2009-03-26
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JULIAN, James William Andrew appointed
director

Owner dependency

83/100

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

+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr James Julian Individual · British · DOB 02/1975 · age 51	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2009-03-26

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC77390 — Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods n.e.c.

Registered office

99 Friday Hill West

London

E4 6EW

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-15

Last: 2025-12-01

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

JULIAN, Christine Ann→

director · ~82y · appointed 2018-07-18

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Active

JULIAN, James Thomas Charles→

director · ~51y · appointed 2009-04-14

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Active

JULIAN, Peter→

director · ~74y · appointed 2009-04-20

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Active

JULIAN, James Thomas Charles→

secretary · appointed 2009-04-14 · resigned 2018-07-14

Resigned

JULIAN, James William Andrew→

director · ~91y · appointed 2009-03-26 · resigned 2017-02-14

Resigned

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Recent filings (52 total)

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