ACORN LODGE SOVEREIGN CARE LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
10559215 · ltd · incorporated 2017-01-11
Investment thesis
Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.
Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.
Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 9.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£4
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Residential care activities for the elderly and disabled
Sector: Human health & social work
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 99999SIC 99999
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 9.2y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 9.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (74/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 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
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £4
Very low cash
Cash position: £4
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£4
~ YoY
Net Worth
£4
~ YoY
Current Assets
£3.4m
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £4 | £4 |
| Current assets | £3.42M | £3.42M |
| Cash | £4 | £4 |
| Net assets | £4 | £4 |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-09-13📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-09-09🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2019-07-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-05📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2017-05-29🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2017-01-11🏢Company incorporatedAs ACORN LODGE SOVEREIGN CARE LIMITED
- 2017-01-11➕RAVICHANDRAN, Luxshman appointeddirector
- 2017-01-11➕RAVICHANDRAN, Radha appointeddirector
- 2017-01-11➕RAVICHANDRAN, Thuraisamy appointeddirector
- 2017-01-11➕SAMUEL, Sita appointeddirector
- 2017-01-11📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-01-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC87300 — Residential care activities for the elderly and disabled
Registered office
Highland House
Albert Drive
Burgess Hill
RH15 9TN
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-24
Last: 2026-01-10
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
RAVICHANDRAN, Luxshman→
Activedirector · ~33y · appointed 2017-01-11
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RAVICHANDRAN, Radha→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2017-01-11
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RAVICHANDRAN, Thuraisamy→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2017-01-11
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SAMUEL, Sita→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2017-01-11
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 09/09/2019 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 29/05/2017 | — |
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Recent filings (21 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-02-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-15
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2019-09-13