ACCOLADE MEASUREMENT LTD
💤Zombieactive
02811536 · ltd · incorporated 1993-04-22
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£107.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 11.6y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 11.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
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
106 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £107,066
Net assets shrinking
Down £554,242 YoY
Cash YoY
+51%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£278k
↑ 51% YoY
Net Worth
£107k
↓ 84% YoY
Current Assets
£744k
↑ 13% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £581.7k | £786.4k |
| Current assets | £743.6k | £656.7k |
| Cash | £277.9k | £183.8k |
| Debtors | £455.5k | £442.9k |
| Net assets | £107.1k | £661.3k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-06-27📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-partmortgage · MR04
- 2025-06-27📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-partmortgage · MR04
- 2025-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-28📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-01-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-02-10📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2020-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-09➖NANAYAKKARA, Melanie resignedsecretary
- 2017-06-09➖NANAYAKKARA, Melanie Biyanca resigneddirector
- 2017-06-01🔒Charge registered #4Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2017-05-23🔒Charge registered #3Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2016-06-07🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2016-06-07🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2014-12-11🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2014-12-01🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1998-12-31➕ALDER, Alex Harvey appointeddirector
- 1998-12-31➕NANAYAKKARA, Melanie appointedsecretary
- 1998-12-31➖NANAYAKKARA, Swenetha Ranjanie resignedsecretary
- 1998-12-31➖NANAYAKKARA, Gamini Abhaya resigneddirector
- 1995-10-16➕NANAYAKKARA, Melanie Biyanca appointeddirector
- 1993-04-22🏢Company incorporatedAs ACCOLADE MEASUREMENT LTD
- 1993-04-22➕NANAYAKKARA, Swenetha Ranjanie appointedsecretary
- 1993-04-22➕NANAYAKKARA, Gamini Abhaya appointeddirector
Owner dependency
85/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 33 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
The Collaborative Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
The Collaborative Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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ACCOLADE MEASUREMENT LTD
This company · 02811536
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
The Collaborative Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 30/11/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Alex Harvey Alderceased 30/11/2024· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1993-04-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Unit 1 East Burrowfield
Welwyn Garden City
Hertfordshire
AL7 4TB
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-05
Last: 2026-04-21
Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
ALDER, Alex Harvey→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 1998-12-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
NANAYAKKARA, Melanie→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1998-12-31 · resigned 2017-06-09
NANAYAKKARA, Swenetha Ranjanie→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1993-04-22 · resigned 1998-12-31
NANAYAKKARA, Gamini Abhaya→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 1993-04-22 · resigned 1998-12-31
NANAYAKKARA, Melanie Biyanca→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 1995-10-16 · resigned 2017-06-09
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| part-satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 01/06/2017 | — | |
| part-satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 23/05/2017 | — | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 11/12/2014 | 07/06/2016 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 01/12/2014 | 07/06/2016 |
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Recent filings (106 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-03
mortgage-satisfy-charge-part
mortgage · MR04
2025-06-27
mortgage-satisfy-charge-part
mortgage · MR04
2025-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-01-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-10