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Acorn Group Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 10

  1. Matthew Sparkes 2017-2019 Director View profile
  2. David Charles Larkin 1999-2019 Director View profile
  3. Derek Reginald Bell 1997-1999 Director View profile
  4. Andrew James Durham Wilkinson 1995-2019 Director View profile
  5. Patrick Langford Darryl Weldon 2001 Director View profile
  6. Ian Hodgson 2007 Director View profile
  7. Andrew Michael Sampson 1993 Director View profile
  8. John Christopher Skepper Murr 1996 Director View profile
  9. Jayne Hood 2010-2016 Secretary View profile
  10. John Abnett 2019 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
20/12/1948

Ownership

Owned by (1) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

Group

  1. Acorn Group Limited is controlled by VM Automotive Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2019-01-22 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. VM Automotive Limited is controlled by David York Vickers
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2018-01-23, ceased 2019-01-22 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by David York Vickers.

9 other companies in this group

Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

6 directors on the board

7.4y median 7.5y
average tenure
7.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (5)

0
also govern a charity
0
left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Retail and trade 9Property 4Professional services 2Business services 1

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
00462543
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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