ACORN SIMULATIONS LTD

💤Zombieactive

08099545 · ltd · incorporated 2012-06-11

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 Jun 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 99999

Sector: Extraterritorial bodies

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 76). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

37 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

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	2025-06-30	2024-06-30
Average employees	0	0

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand

2025-12-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-16
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POTTER, Judith Helen resigned
director
2025-06-16
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-16
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-16
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-09-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-09-30
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-07-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-07-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-07-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-06-13
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2016-08-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-06-15
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2012-06-12
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POTTER, Geoffrey Kenneth appointed
director
2012-06-12
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POTTER, Judith Helen appointed
director
2012-06-11
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Company incorporated
As ACORN SIMULATIONS LTD
2012-06-11
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JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer appointed
director
2012-06-11
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JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer resigned
director

Owner dependency

90/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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

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 · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Geoffrey Kenneth Potter Individual · British · DOB 05/1950 · age 76	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	06/04/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mrs Judith Helen Potterceased 16/06/2025· 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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2012-06-11

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Station House

Station Road

Betchworth

Surrey

RH3 7BZ

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-25

Last: 2025-06-11

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

POTTER, Geoffrey Kenneth→

director · ~76y · appointed 2012-06-12

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer→

director · ~56y · appointed 2012-06-11 · resigned 2012-06-11

Resigned

POTTER, Judith Helen→

director · ~74y · appointed 2012-06-12 · resigned 2025-06-16

Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-12-15

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-06-16

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

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2025-06-16

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2025-06-16

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-06-12

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-09-25

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-06-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-10-05

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-06-12

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-12-14

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-06-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2021-08-19

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-06-12

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2020-07-23

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-06-12