ACORN FESTIVE LIGHTS LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
11264784 · ltd · incorporated 2018-03-20
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£66.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Electrical installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 7 total, 7 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
30 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £66,375
Net assets shrinking
Down £64,579 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£66k
↓ 49% YoY
Current Assets
£286k
↑ 38% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £75.5k | £141.5k |
| Current assets | £286.1k | £207.6k |
| Net assets | £66.4k | £131.0k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
2
filings
- • 2 officers
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
6
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-05-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-12-22📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-12-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-12-18➖SANDERSON, Paul David resigneddirector
- 2025-03-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-01-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-01-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-01-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-01-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-19📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-09-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-09-05📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2018-03-20🏢Company incorporatedAs ACORN FESTIVE LIGHTS LIMITED
- 2018-03-20➕MCCABE, Gary Francis appointeddirector
- 2018-03-20➕MCCABE, Wayne Peter appointeddirector
- 2018-03-20➕SANDERSON, Paul David 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
Wmrh Holdings Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.
🏛️significant stake
Wmrh Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
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ACORN FESTIVE LIGHTS LIMITED
This company · 11264784
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Wmrh Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 18/12/2025 |
Mrs Michelle Louise Mccabe Individual · British · DOB 02/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 27/08/2019 |
Mrs Deborah Mccabe Individual · British · DOB 06/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 27/08/2019 |
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Lynsey Elizabeth Sandersonceased 18/12/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Wayne Peter Mccabeceased 27/08/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Paul David Sandersonceased 27/08/2019· significant influence
- Mr Gary Francis Mccabeceased 27/08/2019· 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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-03-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43210 — Electrical installation
Registered office
Selby Business Park
Unit 11 Oakney Wood Road
Selby
North Yorkshire
YO8 8LZ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-10
Last: 2025-08-27
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
MCCABE, Gary Francis→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2018-03-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCCABE, Wayne Peter→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2018-03-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SANDERSON, Paul David→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2018-03-20 · resigned 2025-12-18
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Recent filings (30 total)
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-12-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-01-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-01-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-01-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-13