ACCORD CONSULTING LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
04659384 · ltd · incorporated 2003-02-07
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
—
year to Aug 2024
Net worth
£76.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 18.7y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 18.7 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, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
78 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £76,295
Cash YoY
+109%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£223k
↑ 109% YoY
Net Worth
£76k
↑ 139% YoY
Current Assets
£638k
↑ 51% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-08-28 | 2023-08-28 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £83.6k | £49.0k |
| Current assets | £638.1k | £423.2k |
| Cash | £223.0k | £106.9k |
| Debtors | £415.1k | £316.3k |
| Net assets | £76.3k | £31.9k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
5
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-04-03📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2026-04-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-04-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-09-06📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-09-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-30📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2025-07-29📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-10-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-10-29📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-10-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-10-15➖LATTIMER, Brian Charles resigneddirector
- 2024-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-24📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-07-23📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-05-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-27📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2010-01-01➖VICTOR, Llewellyn resigneddirector
- 2009-01-31➖HALL, Guy Anthony resigneddirector
- 2007-10-12🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2006-04-01➕VICTOR, Llewellyn appointeddirector
- 2003-02-07🏢Company incorporatedAs ACCORD CONSULTING LIMITED
- 2003-02-07➕MASTERS, Stephen appointedsecretary
- 2003-02-07➕MASTERS, Stephen appointeddirector
- 2003-02-07➕MAY, Doreen appointedsecretary
- 2003-02-07➖MAY, Doreen resignedsecretary
- 2003-02-07➕HALL, Guy Anthony appointeddirector
- 2003-02-07➕LATTIMER, Brian Charles appointeddirector
- 2003-02-07➕WHITE, Kathleen Mary appointeddirector
- 2003-02-07➖WHITE, Kathleen Mary resigneddirector
Owner dependency
85/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong 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 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Accord Consulting Topco Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.
🏛️significant stake
Accord Consulting Topco Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
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ACCORD CONSULTING LIMITED
This company · 04659384
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Accord Consulting Topco Limited Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 15/10/2024 |
Mr Stephen Masters Individual · British · DOB 07/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Brian Charles Lattimerceased 15/10/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-02-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
A4g Suite Nepicar House
London Road
Wrotham Heath
Kent
TN15 7RS
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-28
Last made up to: 2024-08-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-22
Last: 2026-02-08
Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)
Active
MASTERS, Stephen→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2003-02-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MAY, Doreen→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-02-07 · resigned 2003-02-07
HALL, Guy Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 2003-02-07 · resigned 2009-01-31
LATTIMER, Brian Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 2003-02-07 · resigned 2024-10-15
VICTOR, Llewellyn→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2006-04-01 · resigned 2010-01-01
WHITE, Kathleen Mary→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 2003-02-07 · resigned 2003-02-07
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 12/10/2007 | — |
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Recent filings (78 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-03
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-04-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-03
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-09-04
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2025-07-30
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-07-31
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-07-24