ACORN LIMITED
Company number 04398269 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Acorn Limited is a well-established, multi-brand estate agency group with a strong track record of equity growth (net assets increasing from £2M to £7.8M over six years) and improving leverage. The diversified revenue model across six property-related divisions provides resilience, though the cyclical nature of residential transactions and geographic concentration in South East London and Kent present sector-specific risks. The primary credit concern is the unexplained £8.13M cash decline between December 2021 and August 2022, which must be clarified to confirm whether this reflects operational investment, debt repayment, or dividend extraction to the parent company. Subject to satisfactory explanation and appropriate covenants, the business demonstrates adequate capacity to service commercial obligations.
Shareholders' funds
£7,815,144
Balance sheet as at 2022-08-31
What it does
The Acorn Group is a fully integrated long established business providing a full range of property related services. In the year under review its main operating divisions included; Residential Sales, Residential Lettings, Land and Commercial, New Homes, Financial Services, Estate Management and Surveying.
The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 2002-03-19
- Employees
- 436 (2022 accounts · was 393 in 2021)
- Registered office
- Building 1 Meadows Business Park, Blackwater, Camberley, United Kingdom, GU17 9AB
- Postcode
- GU17 9AB
- Capital
- 1,084 GBP
- Accounts category
- Audit Exemption Subsidiary
- Charges
- 2 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-12-31
- Next due by
- 2027-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2025-10-31
- Next due by
- 2026-11-14
Nature of business (SIC)
- 68310 Real estate agencies
Officers 6 current · 9 resigned
Group structure 18 subsidiaries
Controlled by ACORN (HOLDINGS) LIMITED — since 2018-10-31
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ARAVENSCROFT LIMITED Dissolved
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PROPERTYSMITH LIMITED Dissolved
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From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Modern slavery statement
Registered a modern slavery statement for 2026 (period to 2025-12-31) as part of the THE LEADERS ROMANS GROUP LIMITED group statement — 2 years on the registry.
Read the statement summary on the government modern slavery statement registry. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Gender pay gap
16.67%
Women's median hourly pay below men's, 2023/24
Contact details
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| XEPHOR LIMITED | 2002-04-10 |
Previous registered addresses 7
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 1 SHERMAN ROAD, SHERMAN ROAD, BROMLEY, BR1 3JH | 2014-06-11 |
| 1 SHERMAN ROAD, SHERMAN ROAD, BROMLEY, BR1 3JH | 2014-06-11 |
| EGISTERED OFFICE CHANGED ON 22/07/2013 FROM, TOP FLOOR 3-5 KELSEY PARK ROAD, BECKENHAM, KENT, BR3 6LH | 2013-07-22 |
| EGISTERED OFFICE CHANGED ON 22/07/2013 FROM, 1 SHERMAN ROAD, SHERMAN ROAD, BROMLEY, BR1 3JH, ENGLAND | 2013-07-22 |
| ACORN HOUSE, MANOR ROAD, BECKENHAM, KENT, BR3 5LE | 2008-10-31 |
| ACORN HOUSE, MANOR ROAD, BECKENHAM, KENT, BR3 5LE | 2008-10-31 |
| SUITE 17 CITY BUSINESS CENTRE, LOWER ROAD, LONDON, SE16 2XB | 2002-04-05 |
Among its peers
Top 1%
by shareholders' funds, of 264 similar companies in GU
2nd largest employer among its local peers (436 staff).
Among the oldest 25% of its local peers, trading since 2002.
No.2 of the largest real estate agencies companies in Guildford →
Competitors Guildford
This company ranks 2 among real estate agencies in Guildford.
The class of 2002
45%
of the 644 companies in this sector incorporated in 2002 are still active today; 51% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 46 titles
- Leasehold
- 46
- Most recent registration
- 2023-02-17
- Price paid, where recorded
- £45,000
- Where
- Greater London (40), Kent (4), Medway (2)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SGL839000 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2023-02-17 | — |
| TGL594343 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2022-12-16 | — |
| TT140773 | Medway | Leasehold | 2022-06-08 | — |
| SGL835400 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2022-02-21 | — |
| SGL536593 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2021-04-14 | — |
| TT117010 | Kent | Leasehold | 2020-11-24 | — |
| TT117011 | Medway | Leasehold | 2020-11-24 | — |
| SGL816810 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2020-10-28 | — |
| TGL546121 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2020-05-01 | — |
| SGL807206 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2019-09-11 | — |
| TGL527101 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2019-06-18 | — |
| SGL799348 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2019-01-08 | — |
| TGL503899 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2018-07-03 | — |
| K978115 | Kent | Leasehold | 2018-01-25 | — |
| SGL787466 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2017-11-28 | — |
| TGL351529 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2017-10-10 | — |
| TGL366990 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2017-08-22 | — |
| TGL377360 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2017-08-02 | — |
| TGL377363 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2017-08-02 | — |
| TGL479466 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2017-07-27 | — |
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