ACORNLEY ORTHOPAEDICS LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
11926371 · ltd · incorporated 2019-04-04
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: General medical practice activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Average employees00

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.

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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 (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-04
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  6. 2023-12-04
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  7. 2023-11-30
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  8. 2023-01-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-01-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-04-04
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    Company incorporated
    As ACORNLEY ORTHOPAEDICS LIMITED
  12. 2019-04-04
    ACORNLEY, Alexander James appointed
    director
  13. 2019-04-04
    ACORNLEY, Anne Michaela appointed
    director
  14. 2019-04-04
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

86/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ACORNLEY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited 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

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
Mrs Anne Michaela Acornley
Individual · British · DOB 09/1972 · age 54
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control04/04/2019
Mr Alexander James Acornley
Individual · British · DOB 06/1973 · age 53
sig. influencesignificant influence04/04/2019

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
Incorporated2019-04-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86210 — General medical practice activities

Registered office

Elmtree House
Thornton-In-Craven
Skipton
North Yorkshire
BD23 3TU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-06
Last: 2026-01-23

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

ACORNLEY, Alexander James
director · ~53y · appointed 2019-04-04
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Active
ACORNLEY, Anne Michaela
director · ~54y · appointed 2019-04-04
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Recent filings (18 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-04
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-12-04
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-12-04
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2023-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-27