ACCORD ENGINEERING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04727167 · ltd · incorporated 2003-04-08
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 22.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Machining
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 22.3y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 22.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
76 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
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£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees14001200

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-04-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2023-05-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-05-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  8. 2021-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-06-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  10. 2020-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-04-15
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  12. 2020-04-15
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2019-11-06
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · RP04CS01
  14. 2019-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-04-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  16. 2019-04-11
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2019-02-25
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  18. 2019-02-14
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  19. 2019-01-28
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    Charge satisfied #2
  20. 2019-01-28
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    Charge satisfied #1
  21. 2015-08-28
    ➕
    HACKLEY, Graham Robert appointed
    director
  22. 2015-08-28
    ➕
    LOVELL, Timothy John appointed
    director
  23. 2015-08-28
    ➖
    BUESNEL, Angela Mary resigned
    secretary
  24. 2015-08-28
    ➖
    BUESNEL, Angela Mary resigned
    director
  25. 2015-08-28
    ➖
    HAYNES, Richard resigned
    director
  26. 2015-08-28
    ➖
    STEVENS, Maurice Edward resigned
    director
  27. 2004-04-20
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  28. 2004-03-08
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  29. 2003-04-08
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    Company incorporated
    As ACCORD ENGINEERING LIMITED
  30. 2003-04-08
    ➕
    BUESNEL, Angela Mary appointed
    secretary
  31. 2003-04-08
    ➕
    KEY LEGAL SERVICES (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 2003-04-08
    ➖
    KEY LEGAL SERVICES (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  33. 2003-04-08
    ➕
    BUESNEL, Angela Mary appointed
    director
  34. 2003-04-08
    ➕
    HAYNES, Richard appointed
    director
  35. 2003-04-08
    ➕
    STEVENS, Maurice Edward appointed
    director
  36. 2003-04-08
    ➕
    KEY LEGAL SERVICES (NOMINEES) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  37. 2003-04-08
    ➖
    KEY LEGAL SERVICES (NOMINEES) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

51/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

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

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

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Century Construction Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
⬇
ACCORD ENGINEERING LIMITED
This company · 04727167

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
Century Construction Group Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting31/03/2019
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Innovate Facades Limitedceased 31/03/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
  • Century Facades Limitedceased 31/03/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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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
Incorporated2003-04-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25620 — Machining

Registered office

Richmond House
Walkern Road
Stevenage
Hertfordshire
SG1 3QP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-22
Last: 2026-04-08

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

HACKLEY, Graham Robert→
director · ~53y · appointed 2015-08-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LOVELL, Timothy John→
director · ~45y · appointed 2015-08-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BUESNEL, Angela Mary→
secretary · appointed 2003-04-08 · resigned 2015-08-28
Resigned
KEY LEGAL SERVICES (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-04-08 · resigned 2003-04-08
Resigned
BUESNEL, Angela Mary→
director · ~75y · appointed 2003-04-08 · resigned 2015-08-28
Resigned
HAYNES, Richard→
director · ~83y · appointed 2003-04-08 · resigned 2015-08-28
Resigned
STEVENS, Maurice Edward→
director · ~84y · appointed 2003-04-08 · resigned 2015-08-28
Resigned
KEY LEGAL SERVICES (NOMINEES) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-04-08 · resigned 2003-04-08
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge—14/02/2019—
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Debenture1 property20/04/200428/01/2019
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Guarantee & debenture1 property08/03/200428/01/2019
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Recent filings (76 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-12-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2022-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-06-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2021-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-26