ACCO EUROPE TRUSTEE COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

00962064 · ltd · incorporated 1969-09-16

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

—

year to Apr 2024

Net worth

£10

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Pension funding

Sector: Financial & insurance

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (63/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

44 officers (6 active, 44 linked, 36 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

199 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £10

Very low cash

Cash position: £10

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£10

Net Worth

£10

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-04-05
Total assets	£10
Cash	£10
Net assets	£10

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (95 events)Click to expand

2025-11-06
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accounts · AA
2025-03-21
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officers · AP01
2025-03-20
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LUDLOW, Samantha, Mrs. appointed
director
2024-11-04
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accounts · AA
2024-04-10
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officers · TM01
2024-03-27
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GASKELL, Christopher John resigned
director
2024-02-06
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-11
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address · AD01
2023-11-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-10-05
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officers · AP01
2023-09-19
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GREGGOR, Paul William appointed
director
2023-02-22
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officers · AP01
2023-02-21
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-21
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officers · TM02
2023-02-16
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GEDDIE, Richard Mark resigned
secretary
2023-02-16
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GASKELL, Christopher John appointed
director
2023-02-16
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GEDDIE, Richard Mark resigned
director
2023-01-19
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change-corporate-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH02
2023-01-18
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-11-07
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BONNER, Michael John resigned
director
2022-11-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-11-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-01-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-01-07
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-10-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2019-05-31
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BOALER, Stephen appointed
director
2018-12-05
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FORREST, Robert James resigned
director
2018-03-11
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WEBB, Elinor resigned
director
2017-12-12
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MURRAY, Barbara Jane resigned
director
2017-11-22
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PEDEN, James resigned
director
2017-09-01
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ZEDRA GOVERNANCE LTD appointed
corporate-director
2017-09-01
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VAN RISTELL, David resigned
director
2015-12-08
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SCOTT, Jasmine Bryony appointed
director
2015-12-08
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GEDDIE, Richard Mark appointed
secretary
2015-12-08
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PIPER, Rebecca Amy resigned
secretary
2015-12-08
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ST JOHN, Owen resigned
secretary
2015-12-08
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BONNER, Michael John appointed
director
2015-12-08
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MURRAY, Barbara Jane appointed
director
2015-10-15
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ST JOHN, Owen appointed
secretary
2015-06-10
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NOWELL, Bernard resigned
director
2014-05-29
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SHARROCK, David John resigned
director
2012-12-18
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GODDEN, Evelyn Jean resigned
director
2012-12-18
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WILKINSON, Mark George resigned
director
2012-07-06
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PIPER, Rebecca Amy appointed
secretary
2012-07-06
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QUINTON, Laura resigned
secretary
2012-06-22
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NOWELL, Bernard appointed
director
2010-05-25
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BALLARD, Deanne Louise appointed
director
2008-12-17
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AUSTIN, Robert resigned
director
2008-12-17
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GODDEN, Evelyn Jean appointed
director
2008-04-24
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STILLMAN, Janet Susan resigned
director

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Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1969-09-16

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC65300 — Pension funding

Registered office

Millennium House

65 Walton Street

Aylesbury

HP21 7QG

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-05

Last made up to: 2025-04-05

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-20

Last: 2026-01-06