ACORN ALLOY REPAIRS LTD
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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £198.4k | £242.6k |
| Current assets | £504.2k | £372.8k |
| Cash | £100.8k | £76.4k |
| Debtors | £391.4k | £288.9k |
| Net assets | £291 | £7.3k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-06📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-06-06📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-06-06📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2025-04-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-12📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-04-01📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-01-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-01-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-01-31➖CORNWELL, Penelope Louise resigneddirector
- 2023-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-01-12📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-01-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-11📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2023-01-03📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-01➕CORNWELL, Penelope Louise appointeddirector
- 2012-01-26🏢Company incorporatedAs ACORN ALLOY REPAIRS LTD
- 2012-01-26➕CORNWELL, Adam appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Adam Cornwell Individual · English · DOB 02/1979 · age 47 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 01/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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