ACORN (ROWSTOCK) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07194419 · ltd · incorporated 2010-03-18
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
£-538
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed asset-holding vehicle — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 74/100 (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: 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
8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 8 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
59 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £538

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
-£538
↓ 125% YoY
Current Assets
£49
↓ 94% YoY
Current Liabilities
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-£538-£267£4£276£547£818Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-538£-239
Current assets£49£818
Net assets£-538£-239

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-23
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-28
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-08-05
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    address · AD01
  6. 2021-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-10-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-04-26
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    officers · AP01
  10. 2019-04-26
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2019-04-26
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2019-04-26
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    officers · TM01
  13. 2019-04-26
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    officers · TM01
  14. 2019-04-26
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    officers · TM01
  15. 2019-04-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2019-03-16
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    JONES, Paul appointed
    director
  17. 2019-03-16
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    COWAN, Allison Mary resigned
    director
  18. 2019-03-16
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    COWAN, Andrew Spencer resigned
    director
  19. 2019-03-16
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    FISHER, Russell Linford Spence resigned
    director
  20. 2019-03-16
    ➖
    MCINNERNY, Josh Cy resigned
    director
  21. 2015-05-22
    ➖
    DALLIMORE, Lee resigned
    director
  22. 2014-10-29
    ➖
    EVANS, Karen Anne resigned
    director
  23. 2011-12-06
    ➖
    FISHER, David resigned
    director
  24. 2011-07-20
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    MCINNERNY, Josh Cy appointed
    director
  25. 2011-04-04
    ➕
    FISHER, Russell Linford Spence appointed
    director
  26. 2010-11-03
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    COWAN, Allison Mary appointed
    director
  27. 2010-11-03
    ➕
    COWAN, Andrew Spencer appointed
    director
  28. 2010-10-10
    ➕
    EVANS, Karen Anne appointed
    director
  29. 2010-08-11
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    DALLIMORE, Lee appointed
    director
  30. 2010-03-18
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    Company incorporated
    As ACORN (ROWSTOCK) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
  31. 2010-03-18
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    FISHER, David appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
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.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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 Paul Jones
Individual · British · DOB 05/1973 · age 53
——sig. influencesignificant influence16/03/2019
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Ms Allison Mary Cowanceased 16/03/2019· significant influence
  • Mr Andrew Spencer Cowanceased 16/03/2019· significant influence
  • Mr Russell Linford Spence Fisherceased 16/03/2019· significant influence
  • Mr Josh Cy Mcinnernyceased 16/03/2019· significant influence

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
Incorporated2010-03-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

Boston House Grove Business Park
Downsview Road
Wantage
OX12 9FF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-22
Last: 2025-11-08

Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)

JONES, Paul→
director · ~53y · appointed 2019-03-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COWAN, Allison Mary→
director · ~74y · appointed 2010-11-03 · resigned 2019-03-16
Resigned
COWAN, Andrew Spencer→
director · ~75y · appointed 2010-11-03 · resigned 2019-03-16
Resigned
DALLIMORE, Lee→
director · ~48y · appointed 2010-08-11 · resigned 2015-05-22
Resigned
EVANS, Karen Anne→
director · ~71y · appointed 2010-10-10 · resigned 2014-10-29
Resigned
FISHER, David→
director · ~63y · appointed 2010-03-18 · resigned 2011-12-06
Resigned
FISHER, Russell Linford Spence→
director · ~39y · appointed 2011-04-04 · resigned 2019-03-16
Resigned
MCINNERNY, Josh Cy→
director · ~37y · appointed 2011-07-20 · resigned 2019-03-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (59 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-15