ACORN MONEY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09272496 · ltd · incorporated 2014-10-21
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
year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£80.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (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: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
39 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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £80,036
Cash YoY
+372%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£27k
↑ 372% YoY
Net Worth
£80k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£28k
↓ 20% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£16k£32k£48k£64k£80kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£94.6k£101.8k
Current assets£27.9k£35.0k
Cash£26.5k£5.6k
Debtors£1.3k£29.4k
Net assets£80.0k£79.4k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-02-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-01-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-01-20
    GREENER, Rosalind Elizabeth resigned
    director
  6. 2024-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-07-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-05-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-07-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-10-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2016-10-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2015-07-17
    GREENER, Rosalind Elizabeth appointed
    director
  17. 2014-10-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACORN MONEY LIMITED
  18. 2014-10-21
    GREENER, Christopher William 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

50/100
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.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Christopher William Greener
Individual · British · DOB 02/1976 · age 50
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-10-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

Devonshire House, L1
Mayfair Place
London
W1J 8AJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-12
Last: 2026-02-26

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

GREENER, Christopher William
director · ~50y · appointed 2014-10-21
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Active
GREENER, Rosalind Elizabeth
director · ~47y · appointed 2015-07-17 · resigned 2025-01-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (39 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-01