ACORN NPD SOLUTIONS LTD

🌳Matureactive

08840427 · ltd · incorporated 2014-01-10

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

—

year to Jan 2025

Net worth

£161.9k

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

74909Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

28 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £161,903

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£162k

↑ 3.7% YoY

Current Assets

£195k

↑ 16% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-01-31	2024-01-31
Total assets	£162.7k	£156.9k
Current assets	£195.0k	£168.1k
Net assets	£161.9k	£156.1k

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand

2025-05-22
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accounts · AA
2024-09-24
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accounts · AA
2023-05-09
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accounts · AA
2022-05-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-03-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-03-25
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accounts · AA
2018-04-20
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accounts · AA
2018-04-13
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capital · SH01
2018-04-13
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2018-04-13
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2017-10-10
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officers · AP01
2017-10-01
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DOHERTY, Angela Mary appointed
director
2017-05-14
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accounts · AA
2016-04-27
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accounts · AA
2016-01-12
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2014-01-10
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Company incorporated
As ACORN NPD SOLUTIONS LTD
2014-01-10
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PRICE, Jonathan Hugh appointed
director

Owner dependency

71/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
+No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Ms Angela Mary Doherty Individual · British · DOB 08/1964 · age 62	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2018
Mr Jonathan Hugh Price Individual · British · DOB 04/1963 · age 63	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2014-01-10

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

11 Wellington Drive

Stratford-Upon-Avon

Warwickshire

CV37 7HJ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-10-31

Last made up to: 2025-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-19

Last: 2026-01-05

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

DOHERTY, Angela Mary→

director · ~62y · appointed 2017-10-01

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PRICE, Jonathan Hugh→

director · ~63y · appointed 2014-01-10

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