ACCELERATE COMMUNITY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01259112 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1976-05-18
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (59/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
31 officers (2 active, 31 linked, 29 with DOB)
89
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
172 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (71 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-12-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-12-06➕BAKER, Richard Francis appointeddirector
- 2023-12-06➖GALE, Stephen James resigneddirector
- 2023-01-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2022-09-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-08-31📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-08-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2021-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-11-08📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2018-11-08✏️change-of-name-noticechange-of-name · CONNOT
- 2017-12-08➕BOSTOCK, Nigel David, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2017-12-07➖DAWSON, Alan resignedsecretary
- 2017-10-01➖MELLOR, David Craig resigneddirector
- 2015-06-30➖BARRS, Roger Geoffrey resigneddirector
- 2013-12-10➖PIANCA, Andrew John resigneddirector
- 2013-11-18➕MELLOR, David Craig appointeddirector
- 2012-10-22➖DAVEY, Christopher John resigneddirector
- 2012-10-22➖SPROULE, Stephen Robert resigneddirector
- 2012-08-03➕PIANCA, Andrew John appointeddirector
- 2012-06-30➖FURST, David Anthony resigneddirector
- 2012-04-30➕DAWSON, Alan appointedsecretary
- 2012-04-30➖SUTCLIFFE, Charles Edmund Taylor resignedsecretary
- 2012-04-30➖SUTCLIFFE, Charles Edmund Taylor resigneddirector
- 2009-04-01➕DAVEY, Christopher John appointeddirector
- 2009-03-31➖OLSEN, Peter Norman resigneddirector
- 2008-07-31➖WILSON, David resigneddirector
- 2008-03-31➖JACKSON, Michael Anthony resigneddirector
- 2004-03-31➖HJERTZEN, Mark resigneddirector
- 2004-03-31➖THAKE, Philip Arthur, Dr resigneddirector
- 2003-09-30➖SHARPLES, Gillian resigneddirector
- 2003-06-30➖GEMMELL, James Henry Fife resigneddirector
- 2003-04-01➕SHARPLES, Gillian appointeddirector
- 2003-03-31➖BEECH, Sydney John resigneddirector
- 2002-04-30➖WARNER, Michael John Pelham resigneddirector
- 2001-04-30➖FAZAL, Zahir resigneddirector
- 2001-04-18➕SPROULE, Stephen Robert appointeddirector
- 2001-04-17➕GALE, Stephen James appointeddirector
- 2001-02-23➕BARRS, Roger Geoffrey appointeddirector
- 2001-02-23➕BEECH, Sydney John appointeddirector
- 2001-02-23➕HJERTZEN, Mark appointeddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 71 events
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Crowe U.K. Llp is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Crowe U.K. Llp
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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ACCELERATE COMMUNITY LIMITED
This company · 01259112
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Crowe U.K. Llp Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Crowe U.K. Llpceased 06/04/2016· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACCELERATED SEATING LIMITED→ 15768799 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ACCELERATINGCFO LTD→ 14016002 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ACCELL LTD→ 11870098 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ACCENTURE (UK) LIMITED→ 04757301 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| ACCESS CAPITAL MARKETS LIMITED→ 09082759 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| ACCET PRO LTD→ 16488312 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ACCIDENT & EMERGENCY AGENCY LIMITED→ 05927852 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| ACCLIVITY ADVISORS LTD→ 11807045 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ACCLY TAX & ACCOUNTING LTD→ 16768423 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ACCOFF SOLUTIONS LTD→ 10388143 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| ACCOMMODATE CONSULTING LTD→ 16213142 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ACCORD ASSOCIATES LTD→ 11946522 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1976-05-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities
Registered office
2nd Floor, 55 Ludgate Hill
London
EC4M 7JW
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-11
Last: 2025-08-28
Officers (2 active · 29 resigned)
BAKER, Richard Francis→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2023-12-06
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BOSTOCK, Nigel David, Mr.→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2017-12-08
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DAWSON, Alan→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2012-04-30 · resigned 2017-12-07
SUTCLIFFE, Charles Edmund Taylor→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2012-04-30
BARRS, Roger Geoffrey→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2001-02-23 · resigned 2015-06-30
BEECH, Sydney John→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · appointed 2001-02-23 · resigned 2003-03-31
DAVEY, Christopher John→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2009-04-01 · resigned 2012-10-22
DAVIS, David William→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · appointed 1993-01-04 · resigned 1998-01-02
FAZAL, Zahir→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 1998-01-19 · resigned 2001-04-30
FORWOOD, Philip Langton→
Resigneddirector · ~88y · resigned 1998-05-14
FURST, David Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 1998-07-26 · resigned 2012-06-30
GALE, Stephen James→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2001-04-17 · resigned 2023-12-06
GEMMELL, James Henry Fife→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · resigned 2003-06-30
HAYNES, Derek Leslie→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · resigned 1993-01-04
HJERTZEN, Mark→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2001-02-23 · resigned 2004-03-31
INGLES, Martyn Raymond→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 1997-05-01 · resigned 2000-03-31
JACKSON, Michael Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2001-02-23 · resigned 2008-03-31
JONES, Michael Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 1995-05-11 · resigned 1996-05-22
MAY, John Joseph→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · resigned 1994-05-19
MELLOR, David Craig→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2013-11-18 · resigned 2017-10-01
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Recent filings (172 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2022-11-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-08-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2022-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-09-23