ACORNS CARE LTD
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16331329 · ltd · incorporated 2025-03-20
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Residential care activities for the elderly and disabled
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (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: strategic trade sale (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 0.5y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 0.5 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (60/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 mortgage
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-15📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-12-11🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2025-06-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-06-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-06-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-06-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-06-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-03-31📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2025-03-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-03-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-03-20🏢Company incorporatedAs ACORNS CARE LTD
- 2025-03-20➕KAIRA, Zaheer Asghar appointeddirector
- 2025-03-20➕KHAN, Aamar appointeddirector
- 2025-03-20➕KHAN, Babar appointeddirector
- 2025-03-20📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 1.2 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Franklin Care Group Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.
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Franklin Care Group Limited
Corporate parent
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ACORNS CARE LTD
This company · 16331329
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Aamar Khan Individual · British · DOB 11/1985 · age 41 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 27/03/2025 |
Mr Babar Khan Individual · British · DOB 02/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 27/03/2025 |
Franklin Care Group Limited Corporate entity | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 20/03/2025 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-03-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC87300 — Residential care activities for the elderly and disabled
Registered office
5 Frecheville Court
Bury
BL9 0UF
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-20
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-10
Last: 2026-03-27
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
KAIRA, Zaheer Asghar→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2025-03-20
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | — | 11/12/2025 | — |
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Recent filings (12 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-02
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-12-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-03-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-03-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-27
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-03-20