ACORN INDEPENDENCE LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
10423466 · ltd · incorporated 2016-10-12
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 8.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (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 (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 8.0y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 8.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
47 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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| Average employees | 2800 | 3200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
8
filings
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 resolution
- • 2 capital
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2026-02-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-02-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-02-13📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2026-02-13📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2026-02-13📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2026-02-13📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2026-02-13📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2025-10-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-10-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-10-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-03-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-03-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-09-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-31📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-05-17🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2022-02-24📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-04-28🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2018-06-12🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Just Cash Flow PLC
- 2018-05-18➖DOUGHTY, Nicola Jane resigneddirector
- 2018-01-31➕WILSON, Robyn Louise appointeddirector
- 2017-01-03➕DOUGHTY, Nicola Jane appointeddirector
- 2016-10-12🏢Company incorporatedAs ACORN INDEPENDENCE LIMITED
- 2016-10-12➕WILSON, Charles Edward Valentine appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
Skyworks Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Skyworks Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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ACORN INDEPENDENCE LIMITED
This company · 10423466
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Skyworks Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 26/01/2026 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Charles Edward Valentine Wilsonceased 26/01/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mrs Robyn Louise Wilsonceased 26/01/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Charles Edward Valentine Wilsonceased 23/10/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
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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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 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
Incorporated2016-10-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Timberly
South Street
Axminster
Devon
EX13 5AD
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-25
Last: 2025-10-11
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
WILSON, Charles Edward Valentine→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2016-10-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WILSON, Robyn Louise→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2018-01-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DOUGHTY, Nicola Jane→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2017-01-03 · resigned 2018-05-18
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 17/05/2022 | — | |
| satisfied | Just Cash Flow Just Cash Flow PLC | A registered charge | — | 12/06/2018 | 28/04/2020 |
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Recent filings (47 total)
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-02-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-25
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-02-13
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-02-13
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-02-13
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2026-02-13
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2026-02-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-23