ACORN GROUP LIMITED

Company summary

Company number: 00462543
Status: ACTIVE
Incorporated / age: 20 December 194877 years
Registered office: Acorn Group Ltd Cannock Road, Chase Terrace, Burntwood, Staffordshire, WS7 1JS, England
Accounts due: 30 September 2026
Confirmation statement due: 7 November 2026
Active officers: 6
Outstanding charges: 0

Sourced from Companies House, retrieved 14 September 2026 at 04:58 UTC. This is public register information, not a credit or legal assessment.

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Company type
Private limited company
Address
Acorn Group Ltd Cannock Road, Chase Terrace, Burntwood, Staffordshire, WS7 1JS, England
Nature of business
Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles
Previous company names
ACORN MOTOR COMPANY LIMITED
LICHFIELD MOTORS LIMITED

Officer details

Name	Role	Appointed On	Resigned On	Country of Residence	Date of Birth	Address
HAMMOND, Michael Patrick ACTIVE	Director	22 Jan 2019		England	March 1966	Acorn Group Ltd, Cannock Road, Chase Terrace, Burntwood, Staffordshire, WS7 1JS, England
MILLS, Stephen John ACTIVE	Director	22 Jan 2019		England	January 1970	Acorn Group Ltd, Cannock Road, Chase Terrace, Burntwood, Staffordshire, WS7 1JS, England
PLATT, James William ACTIVE	Director	16 May 2019		England	December 1978	Acorn Group Ltd, Cannock Road, Chase Terrace, Burntwood, Staffordshire, WS7 1JS, England
STYLES, Michael Andrew Kent ACTIVE	Director	22 Jan 2019		England	August 1959	Acorn Group Ltd, Cannock Road, Chase Terrace, Burntwood, Staffordshire, WS7 1JS, England
VICKERS, David York ACTIVE	Director	22 Jan 2019		England	January 1965	Acorn Group Ltd, Cannock Road, Chase Terrace, Burntwood, Staffordshire, WS7 1JS, England
VICKERS, Richard Thomas ACTIVE	Director	22 Jan 2019		England	November 1969	Acorn Group Ltd, Cannock Road, Chase Terrace, Burntwood, Staffordshire, WS7 1JS, England
ABNETT, John RESIGNED	Secretary		01 May 2010			Hollythorne Cottage, Watling Street, Gailey, South Staffordshire, ST19 5PR
HOOD, Jayne RESIGNED	Secretary	01 May 2010	04 Nov 2016			Acorn Group Ltd, Cannock Road, Chase Terrace, Burntwood, Staffordshire, WS7 1JS, England
ABNETT, John RESIGNED	Director		22 Jan 2019	United Kingdom	June 1954	Hollythorne Cottage, Watling Street, Gailey, South Staffordshire, ST19 5PR, United Kingdom
BELL, Derek Reginald RESIGNED	Director	01 Nov 1997	31 Mar 1999		October 1941	Little Welbourne Church Lane, Pagham Harbour, West Sussex, PO21 4NX
HODGSON, Ian RESIGNED	Director		31 Jul 2007	England	March 1953	86 New Road, Armitage, Rugeley, Staffordshire, WS15 4BJ
LARKIN, David Charles RESIGNED	Director	01 Apr 1999	22 Jan 2019	United Kingdom	June 1962	The Shrubberies, The Shrubbry, Elford, Staffordshire, B79 9BX, United Kingdom
MURR, John Christopher Skepper RESIGNED	Director		31 Dec 1996		August 1925	40 Granville Road, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 1EZ
SAMPSON, Andrew Michael RESIGNED	Director		15 Nov 1993		February 1954	37 Yew Tree Avenue, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS14 9UA
SPARKES, Matthew RESIGNED	Director	01 Jan 2017	22 Jan 2019	England	April 1978	Acorn Group Ltd, Cannock Road, Chase Terrace, Burntwood, Staffordshire, WS7 1JS
WELDON, Patrick Langford Darryl RESIGNED	Director		26 Nov 2001		September 1917	18 Westbourne Park Road, London, W2 5PH
WILKINSON, Andrew James Durham RESIGNED	Director	01 Aug 1995	22 Jan 2019	England	February 1951	The Coach House, Rectory Lane, Charlton Musgrove, Wincanton, Somerset, BA9 8ES, United Kingdom

HAMMOND, Michael Patrick ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 22 Jan 2019
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: March 1966
Address: Acorn Group Ltd, Cannock Road, Chase Terrace, Burntwood, Staffordshire, WS7 1JS, England

MILLS, Stephen John ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 22 Jan 2019
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: January 1970
Address: Acorn Group Ltd, Cannock Road, Chase Terrace, Burntwood, Staffordshire, WS7 1JS, England

PLATT, James William ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 16 May 2019
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: December 1978
Address: Acorn Group Ltd, Cannock Road, Chase Terrace, Burntwood, Staffordshire, WS7 1JS, England

STYLES, Michael Andrew Kent ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 22 Jan 2019
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: August 1959
Address: Acorn Group Ltd, Cannock Road, Chase Terrace, Burntwood, Staffordshire, WS7 1JS, England

VICKERS, David York ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 22 Jan 2019
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: January 1965
Address: Acorn Group Ltd, Cannock Road, Chase Terrace, Burntwood, Staffordshire, WS7 1JS, England

VICKERS, Richard Thomas ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 22 Jan 2019
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: November 1969
Address: Acorn Group Ltd, Cannock Road, Chase Terrace, Burntwood, Staffordshire, WS7 1JS, England

ABNETT, John RESIGNED
Role: Secretary
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 01 May 2010
Address: Hollythorne Cottage, Watling Street, Gailey, South Staffordshire, ST19 5PR

HOOD, Jayne RESIGNED
Role: Secretary
Appointed on: 01 May 2010
Resigned on: 04 Nov 2016
Address: Acorn Group Ltd, Cannock Road, Chase Terrace, Burntwood, Staffordshire, WS7 1JS, England

ABNETT, John RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 22 Jan 2019
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: June 1954
Address: Hollythorne Cottage, Watling Street, Gailey, South Staffordshire, ST19 5PR, United Kingdom

BELL, Derek Reginald RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 01 Nov 1997
Resigned on: 31 Mar 1999
Date of birth: October 1941
Address: Little Welbourne Church Lane, Pagham Harbour, West Sussex, PO21 4NX

HODGSON, Ian RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 31 Jul 2007
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: March 1953
Address: 86 New Road, Armitage, Rugeley, Staffordshire, WS15 4BJ

LARKIN, David Charles RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 01 Apr 1999
Resigned on: 22 Jan 2019
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: June 1962
Address: The Shrubberies, The Shrubbry, Elford, Staffordshire, B79 9BX, United Kingdom

MURR, John Christopher Skepper RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 31 Dec 1996
Date of birth: August 1925
Address: 40 Granville Road, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 1EZ

SAMPSON, Andrew Michael RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 15 Nov 1993
Date of birth: February 1954
Address: 37 Yew Tree Avenue, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS14 9UA

SPARKES, Matthew RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 01 Jan 2017
Resigned on: 22 Jan 2019
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: April 1978
Address: Acorn Group Ltd, Cannock Road, Chase Terrace, Burntwood, Staffordshire, WS7 1JS

WELDON, Patrick Langford Darryl RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 26 Nov 2001
Date of birth: September 1917
Address: 18 Westbourne Park Road, London, W2 5PH

WILKINSON, Andrew James Durham RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 01 Aug 1995
Resigned on: 22 Jan 2019
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: February 1951
Address: The Coach House, Rectory Lane, Charlton Musgrove, Wincanton, Somerset, BA9 8ES, United Kingdom

Filing history

Timeline

People with significant control

Charges

Created	Status	Filings
24 Apr 2026	Outstanding	Registration of a charge (MR01) (opens in a new tab)
18 Mar 2024	Outstanding	Registration of a charge (MR01) (opens in a new tab)
14 Sep 2023	Outstanding	Registration of a charge (MR01) (opens in a new tab)
27 Mar 2023	Outstanding	Registration of a charge (MR01) (opens in a new tab)
29 May 2020	Outstanding	Registration of a charge (MR01) (opens in a new tab)
01 Apr 2008	Outstanding	Registration of a charge (395) (opens in a new tab)
01 May 2007	Outstanding	Registration of a charge (395) (opens in a new tab)
03 Sep 2004	Satisfied	Registration of a charge (395) (opens in a new tab)Satisfaction of a charge (MR04) (opens in a new tab)
03 Jan 2001	Satisfied	Registration of a charge (395) (opens in a new tab)Satisfaction of a charge (MR04) (opens in a new tab)
17 Dec 1998	Satisfied	Satisfaction of a charge (MR04) (opens in a new tab)
17 Dec 1998	Outstanding
08 Apr 1997	Satisfied	Registration of a charge (395) (opens in a new tab)Statement of satisfaction of a charge in full or part (403a) (opens in a new tab)
23 Jun 1993	Satisfied	Registration of a charge (395) (opens in a new tab)Statement of satisfaction of a charge in full or part (403a) (opens in a new tab)
04 Dec 1991	Satisfied	Registration of a charge (395) (opens in a new tab)Satisfaction of a charge (MR04) (opens in a new tab)
19 Jun 1990	Satisfied	Statement of satisfaction of a charge in full or part (403a) (opens in a new tab)
13 Jul 1988	Satisfied	Statement of satisfaction of a charge in full or part (403a) (opens in a new tab)
20 Apr 1977	Satisfied	Satisfaction of a charge (MR04) (opens in a new tab)
30 Nov 1976	Satisfied	Statement of satisfaction of a charge in full or part (403a) (opens in a new tab)
30 Nov 1976	Satisfied	Statement of satisfaction of a charge in full or part (403a) (opens in a new tab)
16 Jul 1975	Satisfied	Satisfaction of a charge (MR04) (opens in a new tab)
30 Nov 1972	Satisfied	Statement of satisfaction of a charge in full or part (403a) (opens in a new tab)

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