ACORN TRADE PARTNERS LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
10377584 · ltd · incorporated 2016-09-15
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 7.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other food services
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 7.0y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 7.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (62/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (5 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
19 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
34 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-07➕TURONE, Pietro appointeddirector
- 2023-02-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-09-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-26📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2022-05-26📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-12-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2021-12-15📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-11-30➕ATTWELL, Sallie Amanda appointeddirector
- 2021-11-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-09-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-09-02➕FOLEY, Shaun appointeddirector
- 2020-09-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-02-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2020-02-12📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-26🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2017-07-31➖DAVIES, Barry John resigneddirector
- 2016-09-15🏢Company incorporatedAs ACORN TRADE PARTNERS LIMITED
- 2016-09-15➕ATTWELL, Dean Peter appointeddirector
- 2016-09-15➕HOARE, Jeremy Alexander appointeddirector
- 2016-09-15➕DAVIES, Barry John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
56/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
40/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Acorn Tp Holdco Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Acorn Tp Holdco Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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ACORN TRADE PARTNERS LIMITED
This company · 10377584
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Acorn Tp Holdco Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 01/12/2021 |
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Oig Holdco Limitedceased 01/12/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Oakland International Group Ltdceased 01/12/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
- Oakland International Limitedceased 02/12/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · firm interest
- Mr Dean Peter Attwellceased 30/09/2016· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-09-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56290 — Other food services
Registered office
Seafield Lane
Beoley
Redditch
Worcestershire
B98 9DB
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-28
Last: 2025-09-14
Officers (5 active · 1 resigned)
ATTWELL, Dean Peter→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2016-09-15
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ATTWELL, Sallie Amanda→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2021-11-30
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FOLEY, Shaun→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2020-09-02
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HOARE, Jeremy Alexander→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2016-09-15
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TURONE, Pietro→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2023-02-07
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DAVIES, Barry John→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2016-09-15 · resigned 2017-07-31
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 26/07/2019 | — |
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Recent filings (34 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-09-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-09-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-05-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-05-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2021-12-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-12-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-20