ACCUMAX LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
02858585 · ltd · incorporated 1993-09-30
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
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 26512
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 27900SIC 27900
- 74202Other specialist photography
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). 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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
76 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-09-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-09-17📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2025-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-11📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2024-10-11📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-10-01➕VERRALL, Sashikala appointedsecretary
- 2024-09-30➖VERRALL, Sashi Kala resignedsecretary
- 2024-05-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-06-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 1993-10-18➕VERRALL, Aidan Michael appointeddirector
- 1993-10-18➕VERRALL, Sashi Kala appointedsecretary
- 1993-09-30🏢Company incorporatedAs ACCUMAX LIMITED
Owner dependency
100/100
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 33 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
85/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 33 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Aidan Michael Verrall Individual · British · DOB 09/1961 · age 65 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 09/09/2025 |
Mrs Sashikala Verrall Individual · British · DOB 05/1958 · age 68 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 09/09/2025 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1993-09-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC26512 — SIC 26512
Registered office
Astra House
The Common
Cranleigh
GU6 8RZ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-19
Last: 2026-01-05
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
VERRALL, Sashikala→
Activesecretary · appointed 2024-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
VERRALL, Aidan Michael→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 1993-10-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
VERRALL, Sashi Kala→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1993-10-18 · resigned 2024-09-30
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Recent filings (76 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-09-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-09-17
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2025-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-11
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-10-11
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-11