ACORN CAPITAL ADVISERS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
10220193 · ltd · incorporated 2016-06-08
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 71). 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 (73/100).
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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 400 | 600 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-12-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-06-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-11-11➖SEYMOUR-WILLIAMS, Diane resigneddirector
- 2021-08-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-06-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-09-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-30📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-10-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-09-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-16➕SEYMOUR-WILLIAMS, Diane appointeddirector
- 2018-03-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2016-06-08🏢Company incorporatedAs ACORN CAPITAL ADVISERS LIMITED
- 2016-06-08➕TENNANT, Sally Jennifer Joan appointeddirector
Owner dependency
90/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
80/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mrs Sally Jennifer Joan Tennant Individual · British · DOB 06/1955 · age 71 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 08/06/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Ms Diane Seymour-Williamsceased 11/11/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-06-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
15 Queen Anne's Gate
London
SW1H 9BU
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-22
Last: 2025-06-08
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
TENNANT, Sally Jennifer Joan→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2016-06-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SEYMOUR-WILLIAMS, Diane→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2018-03-16 · resigned 2022-11-11
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (29 total)
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-06-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-12-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-06-10