ACORN PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
10048554 · ltd · incorporated 2016-03-08
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46460
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (84/100)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 (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
16 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
20 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
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-08🏢Company incorporatedAs ACORN PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED
- 2016-03-08➕BASSI, Gavinder Singh appointeddirector
- 2016-03-08➕PATEL, Hemal appointeddirector
- 2016-03-08➕SEMBHI, Sach Kartar Singh appointeddirector
- 2016-03-08📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
50/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
Succession & seller-readiness
35/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Hemal Patel Individual · British · DOB 11/1990 · age 36 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Gavinder Singh Bassi Individual · British · DOB 07/1991 · age 35 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Sach Kartar Singh Sembhi Individual · British · DOB 12/1990 · age 36 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-03-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46460 — SIC 46460
Registered office
Lynton House
7-12 Tavistock Square
London
WC1H 9BQ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-14
Last: 2026-02-28
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
BASSI, Gavinder Singh→
Activedirector · ~35y · appointed 2016-03-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PATEL, Hemal→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2016-03-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SEMBHI, Sach Kartar Singh→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2016-03-08
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Recent filings (20 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-03-12