ACORN RESIDENTIAL CARE LTD

💤Zombieactive
08986318 · ltd · incorporated 2014-04-08
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
£-116.4k
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
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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: medium (78/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 8 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
50 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £116,437

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£116k
↓ 678% YoY
Current Assets
£280
↓ 99% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£116k-£86k-£55k-£24k£7k£38kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-116.4k£-15.0k
Current assets£280£38.2k
Net assets£-116.4k£-15.0k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-07-10
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    HUSSAIN, Nabeel resigned
    director
  4. 2024-08-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-04-15
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2023-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-12-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2023-12-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2023-12-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2023-12-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2023-12-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2023-11-01
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    WAHEED, Husna Shewar appointed
    director
  13. 2023-11-01
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    ASHIQ, Waheed resigned
    director
  14. 2023-11-01
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    HUSSAIN, Nabeel appointed
    director
  15. 2023-05-17
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2023-05-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  17. 2023-05-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2022-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2022-02-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2021-12-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2021-12-01
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    SHAFI, Arshad resigned
    director
  22. 2021-09-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  23. 2021-08-20
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    WAHID, Abdul resigned
    director
  24. 2021-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  25. 2019-04-01
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    SHAFI, Arshad appointed
    director
  26. 2017-05-01
    ➕
    WAHID, Abdul appointed
    director
  27. 2015-11-01
    ➖
    KHAN, Gulstan resigned
    director
  28. 2015-11-01
    ➖
    SHAFI, Arshad resigned
    director
  29. 2015-11-01
    ➖
    WAHID, Abdul resigned
    director
  30. 2015-10-01
    ➕
    ASHIQ, Waheed appointed
    director
  31. 2014-04-08
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    Company incorporated
    As ACORN RESIDENTIAL CARE LTD
  32. 2014-04-08
    ➕
    KHAN, Gulstan appointed
    director
  33. 2014-04-08
    ➕
    SHAFI, Arshad appointed
    director
  34. 2014-04-08
    ➕
    WAHID, Abdul 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

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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

Adecyn's Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Adecyn's Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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ACORN RESIDENTIAL CARE LTD
This company · 08986318

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
Adecyn's Group Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control02/08/2022
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Husna Shewar Waheedceased 15/04/2024· significant influence
  • Mr Waheed Ashiqceased 02/08/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

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
Incorporated2014-04-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC87900 — Other residential care activities n.e.c.

Registered office

9 Summerfield Road
Wolverhampton
WV1 4PR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-01
Last: 2025-05-18

Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)

WAHEED, Husna Shewar→
director · ~32y · appointed 2023-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ASHIQ, Waheed→
director · ~65y · appointed 2015-10-01 · resigned 2023-11-01
Resigned
HUSSAIN, Nabeel→
director · ~36y · appointed 2023-11-01 · resigned 2025-07-10
Resigned
KHAN, Gulstan→
director · ~61y · appointed 2014-04-08 · resigned 2015-11-01
Resigned
SHAFI, Arshad→
director · ~55y · appointed 2019-04-01 · resigned 2021-12-01
Resigned
SHAFI, Arshad→
director · ~55y · appointed 2014-04-08 · resigned 2015-11-01
Resigned
WAHID, Abdul→
director · ~52y · appointed 2017-05-01 · resigned 2021-08-20
Resigned
WAHID, Abdul→
director · ~52y · appointed 2014-04-08 · resigned 2015-11-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (50 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-12-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-05-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-05-17