ACORN PROPERTIES (SOUTH WEST) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09147254 · ltd · incorporated 2014-07-25
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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 (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
5 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
37 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
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Average employees200200

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-29
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  4. 2024-07-29
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  5. 2023-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-07-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2020-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-09-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-11-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-07-27
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2018-07-27
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2018-07-27
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  15. 2017-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-09-18
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    capital · SH06
  17. 2017-07-27
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  18. 2017-04-30
    ➖
    SPEAR, Anthony David James resigned
    director
  19. 2015-01-05
    ➕
    SPEAR, Anthony David James appointed
    director
  20. 2014-07-25
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    Company incorporated
    As ACORN PROPERTIES (SOUTH WEST) LIMITED
  21. 2014-07-25
    ➕
    BUSHNELL, Richard appointed
    director
  22. 2014-07-25
    ➕
    SMITHSON, Lee appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

41/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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.)

Group structure

2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.

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L Smithson Building & Roofing Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
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Avoir Property Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
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ACORN PROPERTIES (SOUTH WEST) LIMITED
This company · 09147254

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

Shareholders & ownership

5 active beneficial owners · fragmented
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
L Smithson Building & Roofing Ltd
Corporate entity
25–50%
—25-50% shares13/10/2017
Avoir Property Ltd
Corporate entity
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Jennie Lorraine Smithson
Individual · British · DOB 01/1976 · age 50
——sig. influencesignificant influence25/07/2017
Mr Lee Smithson
Individual · British · DOB 07/1974 · age 52
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
Mr Richard John Bushnell
Individual · British · DOB 05/1971 · age 55
——sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr James Spearceased 30/04/2017· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2014-07-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

67 Boutport Street
Barnstaple
Devon
EX31 1HG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-08
Last: 2025-07-25

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

BUSHNELL, Richard→
director · ~55y · appointed 2014-07-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMITHSON, Lee→
director · ~52y · appointed 2014-07-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SPEAR, Anthony David James→
director · ~62y · appointed 2015-01-05 · resigned 2017-04-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-07-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-27