ACORN FERTILITY LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
13837405 · ltd · incorporated 2022-01-10
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 84120
Sector: Public administration
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 86220Specialist medical practice activities
  • 86900Other human health activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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

Company profile
address, 3 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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
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

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 · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-31
Average employees1400

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-06
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-02-13
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  4. 2024-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-08-02
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  6. 2024-07-10
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  7. 2023-10-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-05-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-03-02
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  10. 2022-01-10
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    Company incorporated
    As ACORN FERTILITY LTD
  11. 2022-01-10
    ➕
    BHIDE, Alka, Dr appointed
    secretary
  12. 2022-01-10
    ➕
    BHIDE, Alka Mahadeo, Dr appointed
    director
  13. 2022-01-10
    ➕
    BHIDE, Mahadeo Shridhar, Dr appointed
    director
  14. 2022-01-10
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

74/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 64. 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dr Alka Mahadeo Bhide
Individual · British · DOB 04/1963 · age 63
25–50%
—25-50% shares10/01/2022
Dr Mahadeo Shridhar Bhide
Individual · British · DOB 10/1962 · age 64
25–50%
—25-50% shares10/01/2022

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
Incorporated2022-01-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC84120 — SIC 84120

Registered office

6th Floor Amp House
Dingwall Road
Croydon
CR0 2LX
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-16
Last: 2025-08-02

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

BHIDE, Alka, Dr→
secretary · appointed 2022-01-10
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Active
BHIDE, Alka Mahadeo, Dr→
director · ~63y · appointed 2022-01-10
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Active
BHIDE, Mahadeo Shridhar, Dr→
director · ~64y · appointed 2022-01-10
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Active

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Recent filings (15 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-05
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2025-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-24
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-02
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2024-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-09
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-07
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-01-10