ACORN TAX & ACCOUNTANCY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08259057 · ltd · incorporated 2012-10-18
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.
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2025
Net worth
£143
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (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.

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £143

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£143
~ YoY
Current Assets
£1
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£29£57£86£114£143Oct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Total assets£143£143
Current assets£1£1
Net assets£143£143

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

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 (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-03-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2023-03-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-08-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2022-08-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2022-07-27
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  10. 2022-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-07-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-10-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2012-10-18
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    Company incorporated
    As ACORN TAX & ACCOUNTANCY LIMITED
  17. 2012-10-18
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    KEDWARD, Elizabeth Helen appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
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.
  • 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Elizabeth Helen Kedward
Individual · British · DOB 01/1971 · age 55
75–100%
—75-100% shares18/10/2016

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
Incorporated2012-10-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

Unit A 82 James Carter Road
Mildenhall
Bury St. Edmunds
IP28 7DE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-01
Last: 2025-10-18

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

KEDWARD, Elizabeth Helen→
director · ~55y · appointed 2012-10-18
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Recent filings (32 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-03
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-15