ACORN AV LTD.
💤Zombieactive
09601199 · ltd · incorporated 2015-05-20
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 May 2025
Net worth
£9.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong 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: high (80/100)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 (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
46 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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £9,838
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£10k
Current Assets
£74k
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £24.8k | — |
| Current assets | £73.8k | — |
| Net assets | £9.8k | — |
| Average employees | — | 200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
7
filings
- • 3 confirmation-statement
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2025-12-19📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-12-19📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-08-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-07-31➖HALVORSEN, Carl Richard resigneddirector
- 2024-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-10-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-09✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2024-02-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-22➕HALVORSEN, Carl Richard appointeddirector
- 2016-10-15➖DORSET, James Raymond resigneddirector
- 2015-05-20🏢Company incorporatedAs ACORN AV LTD.
- 2015-05-20➕SILLARS, Edward Mark appointeddirector
- 2015-05-20➕DORSET, James Raymond appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 signalSome 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Recap Av Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Recap Av Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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ACORN AV LTD.
This company · 09601199
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Recap Av Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 21/06/2023 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Hach Uk Limitedceased 30/09/2025· 50-75% shares
- Mr Edward Sillarsceased 24/10/2024· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-05-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC77390 — Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods n.e.c.
Registered office
1 Cecil Lodge
Cecil Close
Chessington
KT9 1PD
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-05
Last: 2025-12-22
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
SILLARS, Edward Mark→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2015-05-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DORSET, James Raymond→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2015-05-20 · resigned 2016-10-15
HALVORSEN, Carl Richard→
Resigneddirector · ~45y · appointed 2017-01-22 · resigned 2025-07-31
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Recent filings (46 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-10-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-28
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-02-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-07