ACORN PROPERTY RENTALS (SOUTH WALES) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08512069 · ltd · incorporated 2013-05-01
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 11.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Oct 2025
Net worth
£21
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Property-backed borrower with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 11.2y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 11.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
41 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
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 £21

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£21
Current Assets
£917
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-10-31
Total assets£21
Current assets£917
Net assets£21

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-02-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-02-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-08-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-11-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-03-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2020-03-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2020-03-01
    ➕
    BRIGHT, Matthew William appointed
    director
  13. 2020-03-01
    ➕
    STOFFBERG, William appointed
    director
  14. 2019-08-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-03-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2019-03-13
    ➖
    NICHOLSON, Nigel Anthony resigned
    director
  17. 2018-11-28
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  18. 2018-11-27
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    gazette · GAZ1
  19. 2018-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-02-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2015-06-10
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    BRIGHT, Robert Stewart appointed
    director
  22. 2015-04-14
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  23. 2013-09-01
    ➖
    HOLMES, Wendy resigned
    director
  24. 2013-05-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACORN PROPERTY RENTALS (SOUTH WALES) LIMITED
  25. 2013-05-01
    ➕
    HOLMES, Wendy appointed
    director
  26. 2013-05-01
    ➕
    NICHOLSON, Nigel Anthony appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Group structure

Formation Capital Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Formation Capital Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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ACORN PROPERTY RENTALS (SOUTH WALES) LIMITED
This company · 08512069

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Formation Capital Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/09/2016

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
Incorporated2013-05-01
Jurisdictionwales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

Office 1 77/78 Hannah Street
Porth
CF39 9PY
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-29
Last: 2025-08-15

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

BRIGHT, Matthew William→
director · ~41y · appointed 2020-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIGHT, Robert Stewart→
director · ~76y · appointed 2015-06-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STOFFBERG, William→
director · ~34y · appointed 2020-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOLMES, Wendy→
director · ~70y · appointed 2013-05-01 · resigned 2013-09-01
Resigned
NICHOLSON, Nigel Anthony→
director · ~73y · appointed 2013-05-01 · resigned 2019-03-13
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 charge—14/04/2015—
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Recent filings (41 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-20