ACCURITE INDUSTRIES LTD.

🌳Matureactive
03350459 · ltd · incorporated 1997-04-10
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Repair of machinery
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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, 1 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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
75 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 accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Average employees400500

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filing
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-02-20
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    BROWNLEE, George Oliver Hurrell appointed
    director
  3. 2025-06-30
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    BROWNLEE, George Michael resigned
    director
  4. 2025-06-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-12-14
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    second-filing-of-annual-return-with-made-up-date
    annual-return · RP04AR01
  9. 2022-12-14
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    annual-return · RP04AR01
  10. 2022-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-07-28
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  12. 2021-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-04-16
    ➖
    BROWNLEE, Moira Denise resigned
    secretary
  14. 2020-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 1997-04-10
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    Company incorporated
    As ACCURITE INDUSTRIES LTD.
  20. 1997-04-10
    ➕
    BROWNLEE, George Mark Saunders appointed
    director
  21. 1997-04-10
    ➕
    BROWNLEE, Moira Denise appointed
    secretary
  22. 1997-04-10
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 1997-04-10
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 1997-04-10
    ➕
    BROWNLEE, George Michael appointed
    director
  25. 1997-04-10
    ➕
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 1997-04-10
    ➖
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

84/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

26/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — BROWNLEE, George Oliver Hurrell (same surname) appointed 2026-02-20. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 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

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

Group structure

Accurite Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Accurite Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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ACCURITE INDUSTRIES LTD.
This company · 03350459

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
Accurite Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1997-04-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33120 — Repair of machinery

Registered office

Low Mill Business Park
Morcambe Road
Ulverston
Cumbria
LA12 9EE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-09
Last: 2025-08-26

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

BROWNLEE, George Oliver Hurrell→
director · ~29y · appointed 2026-02-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BROWNLEE, George Mark Saunders→
director · ~62y · appointed 1997-04-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BROWNLEE, Moira Denise→
secretary · appointed 1997-04-10 · resigned 2021-04-16
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-04-10 · resigned 1997-04-10
Resigned
BROWNLEE, George Michael→
director · ~93y · appointed 1997-04-10 · resigned 2025-06-30
Resigned
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-04-10 · resigned 1997-04-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (75 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-31
second-filing-of-annual-return-with-made-up-date
annual-return · RP04AR01
2022-12-14
second-filing-of-annual-return-with-made-up-date
annual-return · RP04AR01
2022-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-31
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-30