ACORN DEVELOPMENTS (HASLEMERE) LTD

🌳Matureactive

09989504 · ltd · incorporated 2016-02-05

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

—

year to Feb 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Sector: Real estate

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

47 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-02-28	2024-02-29
Average employees	—	0

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

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

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand

2026-02-11
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2026-02-10
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2024-09-05
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-19
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2024-02-09
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2024-02-08
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2023-07-10
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accounts · AA
2022-10-12
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2019-08-19
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RUSSO, Naomi appointed
director
2019-08-14
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RUSSO, Michael Antonio appointed
director
2019-08-14
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DANIEL, Kathleen resigned
director
2018-09-26
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DANIEL, Kathleen appointed
director
2018-09-26
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YOUNG, Paul resigned
director
2016-02-05
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Company incorporated
As ACORN DEVELOPMENTS (HASLEMERE) LTD
2016-02-05
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YOUNG, Paul appointed
director

Owner dependency

74/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Naomi Russo Individual · British · DOB 12/1967 · age 59	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	29/01/2026
Mr Michael Antonio Russo Individual · British · DOB 08/1966 · age 60	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	14/08/2019

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mrs Kathleen Danielceased 14/08/2019· 75-100% shares
Mr Paul Youngceased 26/09/2018· 75-100% 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

Incorporated2016-02-05

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

89 King Street

Maidstone

Kent

ME14 1BG

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-11-30

Last made up to: 2025-02-28

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-14

Last: 2026-01-31

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

RUSSO, Michael Antonio→

director · ~60y · appointed 2019-08-14

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

RUSSO, Naomi→

director · ~59y · appointed 2019-08-19

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

DANIEL, Kathleen→

director · ~76y · appointed 2018-09-26 · resigned 2019-08-14

Resigned

YOUNG, Paul→

director · ~65y · appointed 2016-02-05 · resigned 2018-09-26

Resigned

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Recent filings (47 total)

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2026-02-11

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

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2026-02-10

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-02-10

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

officers · CH01

2026-02-04

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

officers · CH01

2026-02-04

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

address · AD01

2026-01-29

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2025-09-10

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-02-17

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

officers · CH01

2024-09-05

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

officers · CH01

2024-09-05

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

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2024-09-05

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

address · AD01

2024-09-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2024-03-19

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-02-20

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

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2024-02-09