ACORN DAIRY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06959532 · ltd · incorporated 2009-07-11
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 13.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£618.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46330
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 13.9y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 13.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
63 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £618,748
Cash YoY
+354%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£207k
↑ 354% YoY
Net Worth
£619k
↑ 64% YoY
Current Assets
£699k
↑ 46% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £710.2k | £463.2k |
| Current assets | £699.3k | £480.5k |
| Cash | £207.4k | £45.6k |
| Debtors | £479.9k | £417.9k |
| Net assets | £618.7k | £377.5k |
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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-24📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-04-24📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2024-04-24📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2024-03-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-03-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-03-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-03-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-03-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-03-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-03-18➖TWEDDLE, Gordon John resigneddirector
- 2024-03-18➖TWEDDLE, Rosalind Helen resigneddirector
- 2023-09-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-27📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-04-23🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2019-03-08📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2019-03-08🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2012-06-07🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2009-07-11🏢Company incorporatedAs ACORN DAIRY LIMITED
- 2009-07-11➕BELL, Caroline Olivia appointeddirector
- 2009-07-11➕TWEDDLE, John Graham appointeddirector
- 2009-07-11➕CRS LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2009-07-11➖CRS LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2009-07-11➕HARDBATTLE, Richard Stuart appointeddirector
- 2009-07-11➖HARDBATTLE, Richard Stuart resigneddirector
- 2009-07-11➕TWEDDLE, Gordon John appointeddirector
- 2009-07-11➕TWEDDLE, Rosalind Helen appointeddirector
Owner dependency
68/100
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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
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 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
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 John Graham Tweddle Individual · British · DOB 07/1977 · age 49 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 18/03/2024 |
Mrs Caroline Olivia Bell Individual · British · DOB 08/1979 · age 47 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr John Graham Tweddleceased 18/03/2024· 25-50% shares
- Mr Gordon John Tweddleceased 18/03/2024· 25-50% shares
- Mrs Rosalind Helen Tweddleceased 18/03/2024· 25-50% shares
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
Incorporated2009-07-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46330 — SIC 46330
Registered office
Garthorne Farm
Archdeacon Newton
Darlington
Co Durham
DL2 2YB
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-25
Last: 2025-07-11
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
BELL, Caroline Olivia→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2009-07-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TWEDDLE, John Graham→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2009-07-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CRS LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2009-07-11 · resigned 2009-07-11
HARDBATTLE, Richard Stuart→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2009-07-11 · resigned 2009-07-11
TWEDDLE, Gordon John→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2009-07-11 · resigned 2024-03-18
TWEDDLE, Rosalind Helen→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 2009-07-11 · resigned 2024-03-18
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | — | 23/04/2019 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 07/06/2012 | 08/03/2019 |
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Recent filings (63 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-17
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-04-24
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2024-04-24
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2024-04-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-03-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-03-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-03-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-03-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-12