7 ACORNS LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
13362903 · ltd · incorporated 2021-04-28
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
£-72.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Child day-care activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 78/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 1.8y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 1.8 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £72,703
Cash YoY
-12%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£14k
↓ 12% YoY
Net Worth
-£73k
↑ 19% YoY
Current Assets
£210k
↓ 30% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £580.1k | £524.4k |
| Current assets | £210.3k | £302.2k |
| Cash | £14.5k | £16.4k |
| Debtors | £195.8k | £285.8k |
| Net assets | £-72.7k | £-90.0k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-01📍move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD03
- 2025-09-30📍change-sail-address-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2024-08-12📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-07-18📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-07-17🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Nucleus Cash Flow FINANCE2 Limited
- 2024-06-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-15➕SCOTT-SMITH, Lauren Isabella appointeddirector
- 2023-06-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-06-14➖SCOTT-SMITH, Lauren Isabella resigneddirector
- 2023-06-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-05-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-03-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-03➖SCOTT-SMITH, Fiona Louise resigneddirector
- 2023-01-03➕SCOTT-SMITH, Lauren Isabella appointeddirector
- 2023-01-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-01-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-07-28📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-07-19📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-01-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-01-01➕SCOTT-SMITH, Fiona Louise appointeddirector
- 2021-11-15➖SCOTT-SMITH, Lauren Isabella resigneddirector
- 2021-11-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-11-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-11-01➕VINCENT, David Stuart appointeddirector
- 2021-04-28🏢Company incorporatedAs 7 ACORNS LTD
- 2021-04-28➕SCOTT-SMITH, Lauren Isabella appointeddirector
- 2021-04-28📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Lauren Isabella Scott-Smith Individual · British · DOB 08/2001 · age 25 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · firm interest | 28/04/2021 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Miss Erin Kathryn Mary Scott-Smithceased 12/08/2024· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-04-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC88910 — Child day-care activities
Registered office
20-22 Wenlock Road
London
N1 7GU
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last: 2025-09-16
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
SCOTT-SMITH, Lauren Isabella→
Activedirector · ~25y · appointed 2023-06-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
VINCENT, David Stuart→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2021-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SCOTT-SMITH, Fiona Louise→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2022-01-01 · resigned 2023-01-03
SCOTT-SMITH, Lauren Isabella→
Resigneddirector · ~25y · appointed 2023-01-03 · resigned 2023-06-14
SCOTT-SMITH, Lauren Isabella→
Resigneddirector · ~25y · appointed 2021-04-28 · resigned 2021-11-15
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Nucleus Cash Flow FINANCE2 Nucleus Cash Flow FINANCE2 Limited | A registered charge | — | 17/07/2024 | — |
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Recent filings (24 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-02-02
move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
address · AD03
2025-10-01
change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
address · AD02
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-08-12
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-08