ACCOLADE BUILDING SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02692386 · ltd · incorporated 1992-02-28
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 32.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Oct 2025
Net worth
£232.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Electrical installation
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 43220Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 32.6y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 32.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
13 officers (2 active, 13 linked, 6 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
118 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £232,191
Cash YoY
-1%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£810k
↓ 1.3% YoY
Net Worth
£232k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£2.3m
↓ 25% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£616k£1.2m£1.8m£2.5m£3.1mOct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Total assets£245.6k£244.2k
Current assets£2.31M£3.08M
Cash£809.8k£820.1k
Debtors£1.50M£2.26M
Net assets£232.2k£230.0k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-26
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  2. 2025-03-19
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  3. 2024-03-21
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  4. 2023-03-31
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  5. 2022-01-31
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  6. 2022-01-19
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  7. 2022-01-18
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  8. 2022-01-18
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  9. 2022-01-18
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  10. 2022-01-14
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    PRESTON, Stephen Derek Dan appointed
    director
  11. 2022-01-14
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    SPEED, Charles Alexander resigned
    director
  12. 2021-02-15
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  13. 2020-02-05
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  14. 2019-02-01
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  15. 2018-02-08
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  16. 2017-02-13
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  17. 2016-03-01
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  18. 2011-01-31
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    WATKINS, Susan resigned
    secretary
  19. 2009-03-25
    ➖
    WILLIAMSON, Clive resigned
    director
  20. 2008-09-30
    ➖
    HEWITT, Kathleen May resigned
    director
  21. 2008-08-29
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    HEWITT, Kathleen May resigned
    secretary
  22. 2008-08-29
    ➕
    WATKINS, Susan appointed
    secretary
  23. 2007-01-01
    ➕
    EMERTON, David Anthony Johnhill appointed
    director
  24. 2007-01-01
    ➕
    WILLIAMSON, Clive appointed
    director
  25. 2006-12-31
    ➖
    EAST, Derrick Albert resigned
    director
  26. 2000-08-01
    ➕
    HEWITT, Kathleen May appointed
    director
  27. 1999-07-28
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    Charge satisfied #1
  28. 1999-06-01
    ➕
    HEWITT, Kathleen May appointed
    secretary
  29. 1999-06-01
    ➖
    SPEED, Charles Alexander resigned
    secretary
  30. 1999-04-01
    ➕
    SPEED, Charles Alexander appointed
    director
  31. 1998-10-01
    ➖
    HEWITT, Kathleen May resigned
    secretary
  32. 1998-10-01
    ➕
    SPEED, Charles Alexander appointed
    secretary
  33. 1996-11-01
    ➕
    HEWITT, Kathleen May appointed
    secretary
  34. 1995-11-01
    ➖
    EAST, Balina Maria resigned
    secretary
  35. 1993-11-14
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  36. 1992-03-03
    ➕
    EAST, Balina Maria appointed
    secretary
  37. 1992-03-03
    ➖
    CITY INITIATIVE LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  38. 1992-03-03
    ➕
    EAST, Derrick Albert appointed
    director
  39. 1992-03-03
    ➖
    C I NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  40. 1992-02-28
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    Company incorporated
    As ACCOLADE BUILDING SERVICES LIMITED
  41. 1992-02-28
    ➕
    CITY INITIATIVE LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  42. 1992-02-28
    ➕
    C I NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 34 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Accolade Building Partnership Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Accolade Building Partnership Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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ACCOLADE BUILDING SERVICES LIMITED
This company · 02692386

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Accolade Building Partnership Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting14/01/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Accolade Building Group Ltdceased 14/01/2022· 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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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1992-02-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43210 — Electrical installation

Registered office

New House
Christchurch Road
Ringwood
Hampshire
BH24 3AP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-10
Last: 2025-09-26

Officers (2 active · 11 resigned)

EMERTON, David Anthony Johnhill→
director · ~53y · appointed 2007-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PRESTON, Stephen Derek Dan→
director · ~58y · appointed 2022-01-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
EAST, Balina Maria→
secretary · appointed 1992-03-03 · resigned 1995-11-01
Resigned
HEWITT, Kathleen May→
secretary · appointed 1999-06-01 · resigned 2008-08-29
Resigned
HEWITT, Kathleen May→
secretary · appointed 1996-11-01 · resigned 1998-10-01
Resigned
SPEED, Charles Alexander→
secretary · appointed 1998-10-01 · resigned 1999-06-01
Resigned
WATKINS, Susan→
secretary · appointed 2008-08-29 · resigned 2011-01-31
Resigned
CITY INITIATIVE LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1992-02-28 · resigned 1992-03-03
Resigned
EAST, Derrick Albert→
director · ~80y · appointed 1992-03-03 · resigned 2006-12-31
Resigned
HEWITT, Kathleen May→
director · ~79y · appointed 2000-08-01 · resigned 2008-09-30
Resigned
SPEED, Charles Alexander→
director · ~61y · appointed 1999-04-01 · resigned 2022-01-14
Resigned
WILLIAMSON, Clive→
director · ~70y · appointed 2007-01-01 · resigned 2009-03-25
Resigned
C I NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1992-02-28 · resigned 1992-03-03
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Charge over credit balances1 property14/11/199328/07/1999

Recent filings (118 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-03-21
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-10
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accounts · AA
2023-03-31
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-01-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-01-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-01-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-01-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-15