ACORN7 LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
13918358 · ltd · incorporated 2022-02-15
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
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 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
12 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
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
—
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 100 | 0 |
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
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-05-21➕NEARY, Daniel Joe appointeddirector
- 2026-02-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-02-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-07-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-04-24➕NEARY, Nicola Yvette appointeddirector
- 2022-02-15🏢Company incorporatedAs ACORN7 LTD
- 2022-02-15➕NEARY, David Antony appointeddirector
- 2022-02-15📄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
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr David Antony Neary Individual · British · DOB 11/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 15/02/2022 |
Mrs Nicola Yvette Neary Individual · British · DOB 09/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 15/02/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
Similar companies
Active · Professional services · LE postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A F CONTRACTORS 2022 LTD→ 11254511 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| A. EMERSON CONSULTANCY LTD→ 11589681 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| A.D. DRAWING SERVICES LIMITED→ 07780088 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| ACTIVE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 03630066 · est 1998 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 27y | — | — |
| ACUITY INTERNATIONAL CONSULTING LTD→ 12654254 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| ADAM DANIAL ENGINEERING SERVICES LTD→ 15270240 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ADAM LAW UK LIMITED→ 16386167 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ADAPTIMISE CONSULTING LIMITED→ 11368932 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ADEY HOLDINGS LIMITED→ 04369331 · est 2002 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 24y | — | — |
| ADHART CONSULTING LTD→ 17014684 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ADM SHINE RANGES LIMITED→ 13003367 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| ADREM ENTERPRISES LIMITED→ 05922514 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-02-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71122 — Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
Registered office
2 Buckthorn Drive
Barrow Upon Soar
Loughborough
LE12 8WG
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-08
Last: 2026-02-22
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
NEARY, Daniel Joe→
Activedirector · ~27y · appointed 2026-05-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
NEARY, David Antony→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2022-02-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
NEARY, Nicola Yvette→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2023-04-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (12 total)
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-22
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-02-15