ACORN (TRINITY SQUARE) LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
08741447 · ltd · incorporated 2013-10-21
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
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
6 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 9.4y
15/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 9.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (74/100)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
6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
70 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-09-30 |
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| Average employees | 0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-26📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-11-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-27📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-06-28📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-05-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2022-11-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-11-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2022-11-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-11-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2022-07-27➖CONWAY, Stephen Stuart Solomon resigneddirector
- 2022-07-27➖O'SULLIVAN, Donagh resigneddirector
- 2022-07-27📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-07-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-07-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-30📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-06-30🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2021-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-10📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-06-10📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-06-10🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2021-06-10🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2020-02-18🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2020-02-18🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2020-02-10🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Abc International Bank PLC
- 2020-02-10🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Reflex Bridging Limited
- 2018-09-17🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Rst Harper Road
- 2018-02-20➖GRANT, Lucian resigneddirector
- 2017-11-21🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Galliard Holdings Limited
- 2017-06-07➕BLACKMORE, Mette appointedsecretary
- 2017-06-07➕MASSOS, Christina Anna appointedsecretary
- 2017-02-24🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Titlestone Structured Finance Limited
- 2017-02-24🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Titlestone Structured Finance Limited
- 2014-09-03➕O'SULLIVAN, Donagh appointeddirector
- 2013-10-24➕CONWAY, Stephen Stuart Solomon appointeddirector
- 2013-10-24➕GRANT, Lucian appointeddirector
- 2013-10-21🏢Company incorporatedAs ACORN (TRINITY SQUARE) LIMITED
- 2013-10-21➕OMIROU, Melanie Jayne appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 signalMultiple 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
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Rst Harper Road Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Rst Harper Road Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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ACORN (TRINITY SQUARE) LIMITED
This company · 08741447
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Rst Harper Road Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 15/03/2022 |
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Galliard Homes Limitedceased 27/07/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Rst Harper Road Limitedceased 15/03/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Galliard Homes Limitedceased 27/07/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Rst London Limitedceased 29/06/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-10-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects
Registered office
29 York Street
London
W1H 1EZ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-27
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-04
Last: 2025-10-21
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
Active
MASSOS, Christina Anna→
Activesecretary · appointed 2017-06-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
OMIROU, Melanie Jayne→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2013-10-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CONWAY, Stephen Stuart Solomon→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 2013-10-24 · resigned 2022-07-27
GRANT, Lucian→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2013-10-24 · resigned 2018-02-20
O'SULLIVAN, Donagh→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2014-09-03 · resigned 2022-07-27
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Mortgages & charges
6
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Abc International Bank Abc International Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 10/02/2020 | 10/06/2021 | |
| satisfied | Reflex Bridging Reflex Bridging Limited | A registered charge | 2 properties | 10/02/2020 | 10/06/2021 | |
| satisfied | Rst Harper Road | A registered charge | — | 17/09/2018 | 30/06/2021 | |
| outstanding | Galliard Holdings Galliard Holdings Limited | A registered charge | — | 21/11/2017 | — | |
| satisfied | Titlestone Structured Finance Titlestone Structured Finance Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 24/02/2017 | 18/02/2020 | |
| satisfied | Titlestone Structured Finance Titlestone Structured Finance Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 24/02/2017 | 18/02/2020 |
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Recent filings (70 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-12-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-01
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-01
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-09-27
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-06-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2022-11-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-11-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-11-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-11-09