ACCEPTA LTD

🌳Matureactive
04343142 · ltd · incorporated 2001-12-19
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46750
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 63). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 23.6y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 23.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (3 active, 11 linked, 7 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
89 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees0200

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2023-08-31
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    PARKINSON, Timothy John resigned
    director
  6. 2023-04-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-01-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  8. 2023-01-16
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  9. 2023-01-16
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  10. 2022-04-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-12-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2021-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-05-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2020-04-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-04-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-01-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-01-19
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  18. 2017-01-03
    ➕
    REVANS, Martin John appointed
    secretary
  19. 2017-01-03
    ➕
    DEVENNY, John Alan appointed
    director
  20. 2017-01-03
    ➕
    REVANS, Martin John appointed
    director
  21. 2017-01-03
    ➖
    DOONER, Simon Stuart resigned
    secretary
  22. 2017-01-03
    ➖
    DOBSON, John Teasdale resigned
    director
  23. 2017-01-03
    ➖
    DOONER, Simon Stuart resigned
    director
  24. 2017-01-03
    ➕
    PARKINSON, Timothy John appointed
    director
  25. 2016-11-22
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    Charge satisfied #2
  26. 2016-02-05
    ➖
    RICHARDSON, Nigel Peter resigned
    director
  27. 2015-09-28
    ➖
    HUNTER, Michael Robert resigned
    director
  28. 2009-12-04
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited
  29. 2009-11-23
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    Charge satisfied #1
  30. 2009-10-01
    ➕
    DOBSON, John Teasdale appointed
    director
  31. 2006-01-30
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
  32. 2002-10-07
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  33. 2001-12-21
    ➕
    DOONER, Simon Stuart appointed
    secretary
  34. 2001-12-21
    ➕
    DOONER, Simon Stuart appointed
    director
  35. 2001-12-21
    ➕
    HUNTER, Michael Robert appointed
    director
  36. 2001-12-21
    ➕
    RICHARDSON, Nigel Peter appointed
    director
  37. 2001-12-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACCEPTA LTD
  38. 2001-12-19
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  39. 2001-12-19
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  40. 2001-12-19
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  41. 2001-12-19
    ➖
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

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

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Feedwater Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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ACCEPTA LTD
This company · 04343142

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
Feedwater Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/01/2017

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

6 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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🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-12-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46750 — SIC 46750

Registered office

Unit 15 Tarran Way West
Tarran Industrial Estate
Wirral
Merseyside
CH46 4TU
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-26
Last: 2026-03-12

Officers (3 active · 8 resigned)

REVANS, Martin John→
secretary · appointed 2017-01-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DEVENNY, John Alan→
director · ~55y · appointed 2017-01-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
REVANS, Martin John→
director · ~63y · appointed 2017-01-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DOONER, Simon Stuart→
secretary · appointed 2001-12-21 · resigned 2017-01-03
Resigned
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-12-19 · resigned 2001-12-19
Resigned
DOBSON, John Teasdale→
director · ~79y · appointed 2009-10-01 · resigned 2017-01-03
Resigned
DOONER, Simon Stuart→
director · ~61y · appointed 2001-12-21 · resigned 2017-01-03
Resigned
HUNTER, Michael Robert→
director · ~72y · appointed 2001-12-21 · resigned 2015-09-28
Resigned
PARKINSON, Timothy John→
director · ~66y · appointed 2017-01-03 · resigned 2023-08-31
Resigned
RICHARDSON, Nigel Peter→
director · ~69y · appointed 2001-12-21 · resigned 2016-02-05
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-12-19 · resigned 2001-12-19
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited
All assets debenture1 property04/12/2009—
satisfied
NatWest Group
Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
Fixed and floating charge1 property30/01/200622/11/2016
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Debenture1 property07/10/200223/11/2009
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Recent filings (89 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2026-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-01-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-01-16
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2023-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-12-15