ACCENTIS LTD.

💤Zombieactive
04354129 · ltd · incorporated 2002-01-16
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
65 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
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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 Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Average employees13001300

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-31
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  2. 2024-10-31
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  3. 2023-11-14
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  4. 2022-12-22
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  5. 2022-10-31
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-10-31
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2021-11-04
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  8. 2021-11-01
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  9. 2020-10-31
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  10. 2019-10-31
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  11. 2018-10-31
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  12. 2017-10-31
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  13. 2017-07-20
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  14. 2016-10-30
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  15. 2016-03-22
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  16. 2013-12-03
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    O'BRIEN, Felicity Catherine resigned
    director
  17. 2008-08-20
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    O'BRIEN, Felicity Catherine appointed
    director
  18. 2008-08-20
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    O'BRIEN, Ronald James resigned
    director
  19. 2002-01-25
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    NOMINEE DIRECTOR LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  20. 2002-01-17
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    O'BRIEN, Ronald James appointed
    director
  21. 2002-01-16
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    Company incorporated
    As ACCENTIS LTD.
  22. 2002-01-16
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    O'BRIEN, Neil Edward appointed
    secretary
  23. 2002-01-16
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    O'BRIEN, Neil Edward appointed
    director
  24. 2002-01-16
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    NOMINEE DIRECTOR LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Neil Edward O'Brien
Individual · British · DOB 05/1975 · age 51
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2002-01-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

71-75 Shelton Street Covent Garden
London
WC2H 9JQ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-30
Last: 2026-01-16

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

O'BRIEN, Neil Edward→
secretary · appointed 2002-01-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
O'BRIEN, Neil Edward→
director · ~51y · appointed 2002-01-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
O'BRIEN, Felicity Catherine→
director · ~51y · appointed 2008-08-20 · resigned 2013-12-03
Resigned
O'BRIEN, Ronald James→
director · ~74y · appointed 2002-01-17 · resigned 2008-08-20
Resigned
NOMINEE DIRECTOR LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-01-16 · resigned 2002-01-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (65 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-05
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accounts · AA
2025-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-31