ACORN CARE PROVIDERS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08015695 · ltd · incorporated 2012-04-02
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 8.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2024
Net worth
£2.13M
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residential care activities for learning difficulties, mental health and substance abuse
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 8.1y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 8.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
49 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
50
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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,131,395

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£206k
Net Worth
£2.1m
Current Assets
£2.6m
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-03-31
Total assets£2.14M
Current assets£2.64M
Cash£206.4k
Debtors£2.43M
Net assets£2.13M

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-24
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2025-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-01-23
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2024-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-11-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-07-28
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2023-07-28
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2023-07-26
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2023-07-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2023-07-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2023-07-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2023-06-09
    ➕
    GRANT, Michael Shane appointed
    director
  13. 2023-06-09
    ➕
    WEEKS, Samantha Christine appointed
    director
  14. 2023-06-09
    ➖
    PHILLIPS, Gerald Valentine resigned
    director
  15. 2022-10-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2022-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-04-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-04-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2020-03-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2020-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2018-04-27
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  22. 2012-04-02
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    Company incorporated
    As ACORN CARE PROVIDERS LIMITED
  23. 2012-04-02
    ➕
    PHILLIPS, Gerald Valentine appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Christina Lesley Lias As Executor Of The Estate Of Gerald Phillips
Individual · British · DOB 12/1957 · age 69
25–50%
—25-50% shares09/06/2023
Maxine Merceble Allen As Executor Of The Estate Of Gerald Phillips
Individual · British · DOB 12/1956 · age 70
25–50%
—25-50% shares09/06/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Gerald Valentine Phillipsceased 09/06/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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

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6 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
Incorporated2012-04-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC87200 — Residential care activities for learning difficulties, mental health and substance abuse

Registered office

C/O Ocg Accountants Ltd Biz Hub Tees Valley
Belasis Hall Technology Park
Billingham
TS23 4EA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-24
Last made up to: 2024-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-07
Last: 2025-07-24

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

GRANT, Michael Shane→
director · ~56y · appointed 2023-06-09
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Active
WEEKS, Samantha Christine→
director · ~47y · appointed 2023-06-09
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Active
PHILLIPS, Gerald Valentine→
director · ~71y · appointed 2012-04-02 · resigned 2023-06-09
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property27/04/2018—
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Recent filings (49 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-22
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-07-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-07-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-09