ACORN TRAVEL GROUP LTD

🌳Matureactive

07691077 · ltd · incorporated 2011-07-04

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 12.5y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Sept 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

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

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 12.5y

70/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 12.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

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

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 8 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

90 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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-09-30	2024-09-30
Average employees	2300	2400

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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

• 2 resolution
• 1 incorporation
• 1 miscellaneous

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 resolution
• 2 mortgage
• 1 incorporation

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 resolution
• 2 mortgage
• 1 incorporation

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand

2026-05-18
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-05-18
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-05-18
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-05-10
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legacy
miscellaneous · RP01PSC01
2026-04-30
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-04-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2026-02-24
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-02-24
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-02-24
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Charge satisfied #2
2026-02-24
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Charge satisfied #1
2025-07-17
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-16
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-16
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-01-09
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-01-09
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-01-08
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capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2025-01-08
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capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-11-25
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second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2024-11-22
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-11-22
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-09-05
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-07-07
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legacy
miscellaneous · RPCH01
2024-06-13
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-16
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
2022-10-01
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DUNNETT, Nicholas Howard appointed
director
2019-04-17
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SLATER, Christopher Colin resigned
director
2018-01-26
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BURT, Jayne resigned
director
2017-10-02
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BURT, Jayne resigned
director
2017-10-01
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BURT, Jayne appointed
director
2017-07-24
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BURT, Jayne appointed
director
2016-11-25
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REPOULIOS, Alison Jane resigned
director
2016-01-01
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REPOULIOS, Alison Jane appointed
director
2016-01-01
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SLATER, Christopher Colin appointed
director
2013-11-11
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2013-04-01
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CHADWICK, Timothy Edward resigned
director
2011-12-07
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GARDINER, John Christopher appointed
director
2011-12-07
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CHADWICK, Timothy Edward appointed
director
2011-07-04
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Company incorporated
As ACORN TRAVEL GROUP LTD
2011-07-04
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GARDINER, Andrew Michael appointed
director

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
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 Nicholas Howard Dunnett Individual · British · DOB 05/1974 · age 52	50–75%	50–75%	board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control	30/10/2024

3 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Andrew Michael Gardinerceased 30/10/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Mr John Christopher Gardinerceased 18/01/2024· significant influence
Mrs Joan Anne Gardinerceased 13/10/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2011-07-04

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

22 Worcester Street

Stourbridge

West Midlands

DY8 1AN

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-06-30

Last made up to: 2025-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-18

Last: 2025-07-04

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

DUNNETT, Nicholas Howard→

director · ~52y · appointed 2022-10-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

GARDINER, Andrew Michael→

director · ~75y · appointed 2011-07-04

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

GARDINER, John Christopher→

director · ~69y · appointed 2011-12-07

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BURT, Jayne→

director · ~54y · appointed 2017-10-01 · resigned 2017-10-02

Resigned

BURT, Jayne→

director · ~54y · appointed 2017-07-24 · resigned 2018-01-26

Resigned

CHADWICK, Timothy Edward→

director · ~56y · appointed 2011-12-07 · resigned 2013-04-01

Resigned

REPOULIOS, Alison Jane→

director · ~63y · appointed 2016-01-01 · resigned 2016-11-25

Resigned

SLATER, Christopher Colin→

director · ~48y · appointed 2016-01-01 · resigned 2019-04-17

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown

			Type	Properties
	satisfied	HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	16/02/2024	24/02/2026
	satisfied	HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	11/11/2013	24/02/2026

Recent filings (90 total)

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2026-05-18

memorandum-articles

incorporation · MA

2026-05-18

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2026-05-18

legacy

miscellaneous · RP01PSC01

2026-05-10

capital-allotment-shares

capital · SH01

2026-04-30

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2026-04-23

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2026-02-24

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2026-02-24

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-08-07

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-07-17

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-07-16

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2025-07-16

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2025-05-07

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2025-01-09

memorandum-articles

incorporation · MA

2025-01-09