ACORNFACE LIMITED
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 2.3y
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 2.3 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £201.2k |
| Current assets | £1.2k |
| Net assets | £56.8k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-08📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-09-09📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-03-15📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-03-15🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Bath Investment and Building Society
- 2023-10-10🏢Company incorporatedAs ACORNFACE LIMITED
- 2023-10-10➕GRAHAM, James Robert John appointeddirector
- 2023-10-10➕WOODHAM, Marisa Annette appointeddirector
- 2023-10-10📄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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr James Robert John Graham Individual · British · DOB 10/1988 · age 38 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 10/10/2023 |
Ms Marisa Annette Woodham Individual · British · DOB 07/1988 · age 38 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 10/10/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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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.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Filing status
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Bath Investment and Building Society | A registered charge | 1 property | 15/03/2024 | — |