ACORN BLUE LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
14365250 · ltd · incorporated 2022-09-20
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 3.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£416.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 41202Construction of domestic buildings
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 3.5y

75/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Charge age ~3.5 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £416,128

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£416k
↑ 202% YoY
Current Assets
£3.3m
↑ 42% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£663k£1.3m£2.0m£2.7m£3.3mSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£3.28M£2.31M
Current assets£3.32M£2.33M
Net assets£416.1k£137.7k

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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-08-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2023-07-31
    SPEIR, Robert Guy resigned
    director
  5. 2023-01-03
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  6. 2023-01-03
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  7. 2022-12-22
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Combined Counties Properties Limited
  8. 2022-12-22
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Combined Counties Properties Limited
  9. 2022-12-16
    GIBSON, Matthew Charles appointed
    director
  10. 2022-12-16
    SPEIR, Robert Guy appointed
    director
  11. 2022-12-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2022-12-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2022-09-20
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    Company incorporated
    As ACORN BLUE LTD
  14. 2022-09-20
    JARRAMS, Kristen David appointed
    director
  15. 2022-09-20
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Kristen David Jarrams
Individual · British · DOB 05/1972 · age 54
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control20/09/2022

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
Incorporated2022-09-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

Buckland Lodge Dungates Lane
Buckland
Betchworth
RH3 7BD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-05
Last: 2025-07-22

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

GIBSON, Matthew Charles
director · ~36y · appointed 2022-12-16
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Active
JARRAMS, Kristen David
director · ~54y · appointed 2022-09-20
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Active
SPEIR, Robert Guy
director · ~72y · appointed 2022-12-16 · resigned 2023-07-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Combined Counties Properties
Combined Counties Properties Limited
A registered charge1 property22/12/2022
outstanding
Combined Counties Properties
Combined Counties Properties Limited
A registered charge1 property22/12/2022
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Recent filings (12 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-10
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-01-03
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-01-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-12-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-12-16
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-09-20