ACORN CHILDREN'S HOME (BURTON) LTD

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08385679 · ltd · incorporated 2013-02-01
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other residential care activities n.e.c.
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
45 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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
3
filings
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-13
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  2. 2026-03-23
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-30
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-03-18
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  5. 2024-02-07
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2024-02-07
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2023-12-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-11-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-10-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2019-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-03-21
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2019-01-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-01-31
    BANARAS, Raja Amir resigned
    director
  17. 2017-01-31
    ZAMIR, Kaneez resigned
    director
  18. 2016-01-06
    BANARAS, Raja Amir appointed
    director
  19. 2016-01-06
    ZAMIR, Kaneez appointed
    director
  20. 2013-02-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACORN CHILDREN'S HOME (BURTON) LTD
  21. 2013-02-01
    KIANI, Kashif appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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 13 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.)

Group structure

Kianis Ltd holds majority control (50-75%). Likely parent but not wholly-owned.

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Kianis Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares · board control
majority
ACORN CHILDREN'S HOME (BURTON) LTD
This company · 08385679

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Kianis Ltd
Corporate entity
5075%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · firm interest01/02/2024
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Kashif Kianiceased 01/04/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Acorn Children's Home Group Limitedceased 01/02/2024· 50-75% shares

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
Incorporated2013-02-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC87900 — Other residential care activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Bridge2future, Surestore
Ninth Avenue
Burton-On-Trent
DE14 3JZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-28
Last: 2026-03-14

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

KIANI, Kashif
director · ~52y · appointed 2013-02-01
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Active
BANARAS, Raja Amir
director · ~50y · appointed 2016-01-06 · resigned 2017-01-31
Resigned
ZAMIR, Kaneez
director · ~55y · appointed 2016-01-06 · resigned 2017-01-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (45 total)

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-02-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-02-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-22