ACORN FUNDRAISING & CONSULTANCY LTD

💤Zombieactive
10696829 · ltd · incorporated 2017-03-29
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
—
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Public relations and communications activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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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 · IFRS
Metric2025-09-30
Average employees200

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-25
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2024-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-04-30
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2024-04-30
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2024-04-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2024-04-27
    ➖
    NEO, Chernise Hui Min resigned
    director
  8. 2023-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-07-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-05-22
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    move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
    address · AD04
  14. 2019-03-28
    ➕
    MARTIN, Jonathan Ashley appointed
    director
  15. 2019-03-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2018-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-03-28
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    move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
    address · AD03
  18. 2018-03-28
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    change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
    address · AD02
  19. 2017-03-29
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    Company incorporated
    As ACORN FUNDRAISING & CONSULTANCY LTD
  20. 2017-03-29
    ➕
    NEO, Chernise Hui Min appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Jonathan Ashley Martin
Individual · British · DOB 05/1994 · age 32
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control29/03/2017
Anya Frances Dean
Individual · British · DOB 09/1992 · age 34
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control29/03/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Ms Chernise Hui Min Neoceased 27/04/2024· 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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-03-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70210 — Public relations and communications activities

Registered office

11a John Rous Avenue
Coventry
West Midlands
CV4 8FB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-11
Last: 2026-03-28

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

MARTIN, Jonathan Ashley→
director · ~32y · appointed 2019-03-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NEO, Chernise Hui Min→
director · ~39y · appointed 2017-03-29 · resigned 2024-04-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (27 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-16
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-04-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-30