ACORN IP LLP
🌿Early-stageactive
OC449085 · llp · incorporated 2023-09-13
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
68/100
Strong
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.
Opportunity 68/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, no SIC, incorporation date
80
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
68/100Strong
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
80
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£95k
↑ 16% YoY
Net Worth
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Current Assets
£126k
↑ 22% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-05 | 2024-04-05 |
|---|---|---|
| Current assets | £125.9k | £103.2k |
| Cash | £94.7k | £81.9k |
| Debtors | £31.3k | £21.3k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-17📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2025-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-26📄change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-dateofficers · LLCH01
- 2025-06-26📄change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-dateofficers · LLCH01
- 2025-06-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnershippersons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
- 2025-06-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnershippersons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
- 2025-06-26📍change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · LLAD01
- 2025-02-13📄appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-dateofficers · LLAP01
- 2025-02-07➕DURMUSH, Lauren Claire appointedllp-designated-member
- 2024-09-17📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2024-06-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-28📄change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-current-shortenedaccounts · LLAA01
- 2023-09-13🏢Company incorporatedAs ACORN IP LLP
- 2023-09-13➕CLEARY, Samuel appointedllp-designated-member
- 2023-09-13➕KAYE, Samantha, Dr appointedllp-designated-member
- 2023-09-13📄incorporation-limited-liability-partnershipincorporation · LLIN01
Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Young company: Only 2.7 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dr Samantha Kaye Individual · British · DOB 12/1976 · age 50 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 13/09/2023 |
Mr Samuel Cleary Individual · British · DOB 09/1990 · age 36 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 13/09/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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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.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typellp
Incorporated2023-09-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC—
Registered office
Unit A St Andrews Court
Wellington Street
Thame
OX9 3WT
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-05
Last made up to: 2025-04-05
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-26
Last: 2025-09-12
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
CLEARY, Samuel→
Activellp-designated-member · ~36y · appointed 2023-09-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DURMUSH, Lauren Claire→
Activellp-designated-member · ~37y · appointed 2025-02-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KAYE, Samantha, Dr→
Activellp-designated-member · ~50y · appointed 2023-09-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (12 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-06-26
change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2025-06-26
change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2025-06-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
2025-06-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
2025-06-26
change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · LLAD01
2025-06-26
appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-date
officers · LLAP01
2025-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-06-18
change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-current-shortened
accounts · LLAA01
2023-09-28
incorporation-limited-liability-partnership
incorporation · LLIN01
2023-09-13