ACORN NORTHWEST LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

09406475 · ltd · incorporated 2015-01-26

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 Dec 2024

Net worth

£11.6k

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other construction installation

Sector: Construction

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

43320Joinery installation
81210General cleaning of buildings

Investor take

Pursue

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

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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

Company profile

address, 3 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

3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

33 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £11,632

Net assets shrinking

Down £9,721 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£12k

↓ 46% YoY

Current Assets

£40k

↑ 63% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Total assets	£39.2k	£16.6k
Current assets	£40.0k	£24.5k
Net assets	£11.6k	£21.4k

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

filings

• 2 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand

2026-06-01
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-06-01
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-06-01
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-06-01
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-07
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O'CONNOR CLARK, Louise Marie resigned
director
2022-09-07
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-04-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-05-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-05-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-04-30
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-04-30
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2018-04-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2015-04-29
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O'CONNOR, Louise resigned
secretary
2015-04-29
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O'CONNOR CLARK, Louise Marie appointed
director
2015-01-26
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Company incorporated
As ACORN NORTHWEST LIMITED
2015-01-26
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CLARK, Christopher appointed
director
2015-01-26
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O'CONNOR, Louise appointed
secretary

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

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Christopher Clark Individual · British · DOB 05/1982 · age 44	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mrs Louise Marie O'Connor Clarkceased 31/05/2026· 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

Incorporated2015-01-26

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC43290 — Other construction installation

Registered office

Unit 6b Whitefield Place

Morecambe

Lancashire

LA3 3EA

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-14

Last: 2026-04-30

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

CLARK, Christopher→

director · ~44y · appointed 2015-01-26

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Active

O'CONNOR, Louise→

secretary · appointed 2015-01-26 · resigned 2015-04-29

Resigned

O'CONNOR CLARK, Louise Marie→

director · ~48y · appointed 2015-04-29 · resigned 2022-09-07

Resigned

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Recent filings (33 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2026-06-01

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2026-06-01

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-06-01

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2026-06-01

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2026-06-01

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-11-24