ACORN AND PARTNERS LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
13975430 · ltd · incorporated 2022-03-14
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£3.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.
Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £3,001
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£3k
Current Assets
£2k
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £3.0k | — |
| Current assets | £1.5k | — |
| Net assets | £3.0k | — |
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
3
filings
- • 3 officers
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 4 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-05-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-05-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-05-01➕HIDALGO-LANDA, Antonio appointeddirector
- 2026-04-27➖NEBEL, Paul, Dr resigneddirector
- 2026-03-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-11-15➕NAZARCZUK, Natalia appointeddirector
- 2025-04-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-04-23➕NEBEL, Paul, Dr appointeddirector
- 2025-04-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-04-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-04-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-04-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-04-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-03-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-01-18📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-01-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-12-17📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-16📍default-companies-house-service-address-applied-pscaddress · RP10
- 2024-08-16📍default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officeraddress · RP09
- 2024-08-16📍default-companies-house-registered-office-address-appliedaddress · RP05
- 2024-06-16✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2022-03-14🏢Company incorporatedAs ACORN AND PARTNERS LTD
- 2022-03-14➕AJAYI, Adebayo Alao appointeddirector
Owner dependency
50/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Adebayo Ajayi Individual · British · DOB 10/1972 · age 54 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 14/03/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-03-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities
Registered office
124 City Road City Road
London
EC1V 2NX
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-28
Last: 2026-03-14
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
AJAYI, Adebayo Alao→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2022-03-14
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HIDALGO-LANDA, Antonio→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2026-05-01
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NAZARCZUK, Natalia→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2025-11-15
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NEBEL, Paul, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2025-04-23 · resigned 2026-04-27
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Recent filings (29 total)
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-14