ACORN BASEMENTS LIMITED

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13988428 · ltd · incorporated 2022-03-19
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2024
Net worth
£10.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
61/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of domestic buildings
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed construction with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 50/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 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
17 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
61/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
45
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £10,058

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£10k
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-03-31
Total assets£10.1k
Net assets£10.1k

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 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-28
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2025-07-05
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-07-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-05-27
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2024-12-29
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2024-06-11
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2024-06-04
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2024-03-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-03-17
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2023-12-18
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2023-06-07
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  12. 2023-06-06
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  13. 2022-03-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACORN BASEMENTS LIMITED
  14. 2022-03-19
    KOCSISNE BOGNAR, Marianna appointed
    director
  15. 2022-03-19
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-28

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Marianna Kocsisne Bognar
Individual · Hungarian · DOB 02/1971 · age 55
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control19/03/2022

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
Incorporated2022-03-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41202 — Construction of domestic buildings

Registered office

19 Ashby Avenue
Chessington
KT9 2BT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-03-28OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-01
Last: 2026-03-18

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

KOCSISNE BOGNAR, Marianna
director · ~55y · appointed 2022-03-19
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Recent filings (17 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-09
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-12-28
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-04
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-24
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-12-29
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-08
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-30
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-03-17
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-12-18
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-06