ACORN LODGE LUXURY BOARDING KENNELS & CATTERY LTD
🌳Matureactive
08705793 · ltd · incorporated 2013-09-25
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£595.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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 (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £595,353
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£595k
↑ 18% YoY
Current Assets
£499k
↑ 20% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £595.4k | £514.2k |
| Current assets | £498.9k | £415.2k |
| Net assets | £595.4k | £505.4k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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 (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-06-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
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- 2025-06-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-06-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-06-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-29📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AAMD
- 2013-09-25🏢Company incorporatedAs ACORN LODGE LUXURY BOARDING KENNELS & CATTERY LTD
- 2013-09-25➕BEDFORD, Joy Angela appointeddirector
- 2013-09-25➕BEDFORD, Nigel appointeddirector
- 2013-09-25➕BEDFORD, Norman Kenneth appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
73/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Norman Kenneth Bedford Individual · British · DOB 07/1955 · age 71 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Nigel Bedford Individual · British · DOB 04/1982 · age 44 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Joy Angela Bedford Individual · British · DOB 09/1956 · age 70 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-09-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
9 Commerce Road
Lynchwood
Peterborough
Cambridgeshire
PE2 6LR
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-09
Last: 2025-09-25
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
BEDFORD, Joy Angela→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2013-09-25
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BEDFORD, Nigel→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2013-09-25
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BEDFORD, Norman Kenneth→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2013-09-25
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Recent filings (35 total)
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2026-01-15
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2025-10-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
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2025-06-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
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2025-06-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
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2023-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-10
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-15