ACORN MEADOWS (BRAILSFORD) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

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11890776 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2019-03-19
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
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year to Mar 2026
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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 (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
20 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years 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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2026-03-312025-03-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-02-11
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2024-04-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-04-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-11-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-11-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-05-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2021-01-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-10-23
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    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  11. 2020-10-21
    ➕
    GROUND SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  12. 2019-03-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACORN MEADOWS (BRAILSFORD) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
  13. 2019-03-19
    ➕
    BURNS, Ian Austen appointed
    director
  14. 2019-03-19
    ➕
    PETT, Michael Robert appointed
    director
  15. 2019-03-19
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ian Austen Burns
Individual · British · DOB 06/1961 · age 65
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting19/03/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Michael Robert Pettceased 01/02/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2019-03-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

St. Judes House High Street
Chasetown
Burntwood
WS7 3XQ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-01
Last: 2026-03-18

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

GROUND SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2020-10-21
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Active
BURNS, Ian Austen→
director · ~65y · appointed 2019-03-19
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Active
PETT, Michael Robert→
director · ~47y · appointed 2019-03-19
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Active

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Recent filings (18 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-01-19