ACORN STORAGE HOLDINGS LIMITED
Opportunity 71/100 (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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 3 | 300 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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See pricing →Recent activity
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- • 1 officers
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Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-05-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-05-15➖COULSON, Christopher John resigneddirector
- 2025-03-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-02-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-08-13📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-09-18🏢Company incorporatedAs ACORN STORAGE HOLDINGS LIMITED
- 2023-09-18➕CRAWLEY, Jonathan Richard appointeddirector
- 2023-09-18➕O'BRIEN, Chloe Josephine appointeddirector
- 2023-09-18➕COULSON, Christopher John appointeddirector
- 2023-09-18📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Young company: Only 2.8 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Chloe Josephine O'Brien Individual · British · DOB 10/1998 · age 28 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 18/09/2023 |
Mr Jonathan Richard Crawley Individual · British · DOB 08/1987 · age 39 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 18/09/2023 |
Mr Christopher John Coulson Individual · British · DOB 04/1979 · age 47 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 18/09/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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