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ACORN BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LIMITED
- · Lifecycle stage: established → zombie
- · Investment thesis: unclassified → zombie_hold
- · Deal-killer verdict: clean → complicated
- · Opportunity score: 77 → 68
- · Lifecycle stage drifting downward
- · Currently "zombie"
Picture worsened over the last 30 days — 5 negative signals vs 0 positive.
- ↓Lifecycle stage: established → zombie
- ·Investment thesis: unclassified → zombie_hold
- ↓Deal-killer verdict: clean → complicated
- ↓Opportunity score: 77 → 68
- ↓Hygiene score: 90 → 80
- +1 more
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- 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Opportunity 68/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (40/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £6.1k |
| Current assets | £175.8k |
| Net assets | £6.1k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal 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 →Corporate timeline (1 events)Click to expand
- 2016-08-10🏢Company incorporatedAs ACORN BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LIMITED
Owner dependency
Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
- +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
Red flags
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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