ACCURATE TRADING CO. LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01528129 · ltd · incorporated 1980-11-14
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 37.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46480
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 37.8y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 37.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
113 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees2200

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
9
filings
  • 5 persons-with-significant-control
  • 2 officers
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-09
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2026-01-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2026-01-08
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    officers · CH03
  5. 2026-01-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2025-12-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2025-12-18
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2025-12-18
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2025-03-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2025-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-11-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2021-11-04
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  17. 2021-06-26
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    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  18. 2021-06-08
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  19. 2020-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-12-23
    FAHIMIAN, Aaron Blake appointed
    director
  21. 2018-11-17
    FAHIMIAN, David Alexander appointed
    director
  22. 2018-07-31
    FAHIMIAN, Elias resigned
    director
  23. 2012-08-21
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    Charge satisfied #1
  24. 1995-02-01
    FAHIMIAN, Pari-Vash appointed
    secretary
  25. 1995-02-01
    FAHIMIAN, Elias resigned
    secretary
  26. 1995-02-01
    FAHIMIAN, Pari-Vash resigned
    director
  27. 1988-08-02
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Soffair & Co (Financial Services) Limited
  28. 1980-11-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACCURATE TRADING CO. LIMITED

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 46 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Aaron Blake Alexander
Individual · British · DOB 07/1984 · age 42
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting11/10/2019
David Alexander Fahimian
Individual · British · DOB 05/1986 · age 40
2550%
25–50%sig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · significant influence07/11/2018
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Pari-Vash Fahimianceased 11/10/2019· significant influence
  • Elias Fahimianceased 31/07/2018· 25-50% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1980-11-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46480 — SIC 46480

Registered office

1st Floor Gallery Court
28 Arcadia Avenue
London
N3 2FG
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-05
Last: 2025-10-22

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

FAHIMIAN, Pari-Vash
secretary · appointed 1995-02-01
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Active
FAHIMIAN, Aaron Blake
director · ~42y · appointed 2019-12-23
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Active
FAHIMIAN, David Alexander
director · ~40y · appointed 2018-11-17
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Active
FAHIMIAN, Elias
secretary · resigned 1995-02-01
Resigned
FAHIMIAN, Elias
director · ~95y · resigned 2018-07-31
Resigned
FAHIMIAN, Pari-Vash
director · ~73y · resigned 1995-02-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Soffair & Co (Financial Services)
Soffair & Co (Financial Services) Limited
Debenture1 property02/08/198821/08/2012

Recent filings (113 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-date
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-08
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-01-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-14