ACORN ENERGY LTD

🌳Matureactive
09819470 · ltd · incorporated 2015-10-12
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2026
Net worth
£171.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
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 £171,571
Cash YoY
+11%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£200k
↑ 11% YoY
Net Worth
£172k
↑ 44% YoY
Current Assets
£214k
↑ 18% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£43k£86k£129k£172k£214kMar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-03-312025-03-31
Total assets£174.1k£122.8k
Current assets£214.4k£181.4k
Cash£200.2k£180.4k
Debtors£14.2k£1.1k
Net assets£171.6k£119.5k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-08-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2025-07-19
    ➕
    GREAVES, Elaine appointed
    director
  5. 2025-07-19
    ➕
    GREAVES, Robert appointed
    director
  6. 2025-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-06-27
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-02-20
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    officers · CH01
  9. 2024-02-20
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2024-02-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2023-05-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-02-08
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2022-02-08
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-11-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2021-11-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2021-03-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2021-02-08
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  18. 2020-10-05
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  19. 2020-10-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  20. 2020-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2016-08-01
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    MONK, Alexander resigned
    director
  22. 2015-10-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACORN ENERGY LTD
  23. 2015-10-12
    ➕
    GREAVES, Joshua Robert appointed
    director
  24. 2015-10-12
    ➕
    MONK, Alexander appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Joshua Robert Greaves
Individual · British · DOB 02/1994 · age 32
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Alexander Monkceased 20/06/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% 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
Incorporated2015-10-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46190 — Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods

Registered office

Thorneloe House
25 Barbourne Road
Worcester
Worcestershire
WR1 1RU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-25
Last: 2025-10-11

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

GREAVES, Elaine→
director · ~63y · appointed 2025-07-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GREAVES, Joshua Robert→
director · ~32y · appointed 2015-10-12
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Active
GREAVES, Robert→
director · ~70y · appointed 2025-07-19
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Active
MONK, Alexander→
director · ~34y · appointed 2015-10-12 · resigned 2016-08-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-06-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-24
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-08