ACCURATE PRECISION INTERNATIONAL CO. LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03201295 · ltd · incorporated 1996-05-20
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 May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Leasing of intellectual property and similar products, except copyright works
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 27.6y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 27.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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, 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 (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
74 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

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

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Average employees10

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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-06
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  3. 2023-11-10
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  4. 2023-02-27
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  5. 2022-04-04
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  6. 2021-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  7. 2020-02-28
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  8. 2019-02-28
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-02-28
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-10-14
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    address · AD01
  12. 2016-07-22
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    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2016-02-11
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-06-08
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-02-10
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-02-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2015-01-01
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    MCMAHON, Julie Elizabeth appointed
    director
  18. 2015-01-01
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    MCMAHON, Keith Richard resigned
    director
  19. 2002-02-15
    ➖
    BUNDOCK, Ian George resigned
    secretary
  20. 2001-07-11
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    BUNDOCK, Ian George appointed
    secretary
  21. 1998-10-23
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  22. 1996-05-24
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    MCMAHON, Julie Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  23. 1996-05-24
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    MCMAHON, Keith Richard appointed
    director
  24. 1996-05-20
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    Company incorporated
    As ACCURATE PRECISION INTERNATIONAL CO. LIMITED
  25. 1996-05-20
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    BHARDWAJ, Ashok appointed
    nominee-secretary
  26. 1996-05-20
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    BHARDWAJ, Ashok resigned
    nominee-secretary
  27. 1996-05-20
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    BHARDWAJ CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 1996-05-20
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    BHARDWAJ CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Julie Elizabeth Mcmahon
Individual · British,American · DOB 09/1959 · age 67
——sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest06/04/2016

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

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8 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
Incorporated1996-05-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC77400 — Leasing of intellectual property and similar products, except copyright works

Registered office

333 Briercliffe Road
Burnley
Lancashire
BB10 1TX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-03
Last: 2025-05-20

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

MCMAHON, Julie Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 1996-05-24
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Active
MCMAHON, Julie Elizabeth→
director · ~67y · appointed 2015-01-01
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Active
BHARDWAJ, Ashok→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-05-20 · resigned 1996-05-20
Resigned
BUNDOCK, Ian George→
secretary · appointed 2001-07-11 · resigned 2002-02-15
Resigned
MCMAHON, Keith Richard→
director · ~72y · appointed 1996-05-24 · resigned 2015-01-01
Resigned
BHARDWAJ CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1996-05-20 · resigned 1996-05-20
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Deed of charge over credit balances1 property23/10/1998—
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Recent filings (74 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-02-28