ACCELERATOR SOLUTIONS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
04123923 · ltd · incorporated 2000-12-13
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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
1 live charge · oldest 20.5y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 20.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · 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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
95 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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 | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-09-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-09-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-09-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-09-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-09-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-08-31➕HENRY, Tobias Francis appointeddirector
- 2024-08-31➖DANIELL, Heidi Anne resigneddirector
- 2024-08-31➖HOPKINS, Henry Martin resigneddirector
- 2024-07-18📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2024-07-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-07-09📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-04-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-14📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2023-11-14📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2023-11-14📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2023-11-14📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2023-11-14📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2023-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2014-09-08🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2005-12-06🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2004-01-05➕SMITH, Karen Donald appointedsecretary
- 2004-01-05➖HOPKINS, Henry Martin resignedsecretary
- 2000-12-21➕HOPKINS, Henry Martin appointedsecretary
- 2000-12-21➕DANIELL, Heidi Anne appointeddirector
- 2000-12-21➕HOPKINS, Henry Martin appointeddirector
- 2000-12-14➖HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-12-14➖HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2000-12-13🏢Company incorporatedAs ACCELERATOR SOLUTIONS LIMITED
- 2000-12-13➕HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-12-13➕HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
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
Accelerator Solutions Bidco Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Accelerator Solutions Bidco Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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ACCELERATOR SOLUTIONS LIMITED
This company · 04123923
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Accelerator Solutions Bidco Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 31/08/2024 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Heidi Anne Daniellceased 31/08/2024· 25-50% shares
- Mr Henry Martin Hopkinsceased 31/08/2024· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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| ABSOLUTE (UK) LIMITED→ 05234123 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-12-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
18 Wellington Park
Clifton
Bristol
BS8 2UT
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-27
Last: 2025-12-13
Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)
SMITH, Karen Donald→
Activesecretary · appointed 2004-01-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HENRY, Tobias Francis→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2024-08-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HOPKINS, Henry Martin→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-12-21 · resigned 2004-01-05
HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-12-13 · resigned 2000-12-14
DANIELL, Heidi Anne→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2000-12-21 · resigned 2024-08-31
HOPKINS, Henry Martin→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2000-12-21 · resigned 2024-08-31
HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-12-13 · resigned 2000-12-14
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 06/12/2005 | 08/09/2014 |
Recent filings (95 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-09-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-09-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-09-09
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-07-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-18
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-13
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2023-11-14