ACCURUS PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
04762470 · ltd · incorporated 2003-05-13
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 43341Painting
- 43390Other building completion and finishing
Investor take
PursueStrong 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 (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 3 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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
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 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 | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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| Average employees | 1 | 100 |
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 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-05-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-05-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-05-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-03-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-03-21📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2004-09-01➕SUMNER, Roger Edward appointedsecretary
- 2004-09-01➖SUMNER, Paul Warren resignedsecretary
- 2004-09-01➖CATTERMOLE, Jason Lee resigneddirector
- 2003-05-13🏢Company incorporatedAs ACCURUS PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED
- 2003-05-13➕SUMNER, Paul Warren appointeddirector
- 2003-05-13➕SUMNER, Paul Warren appointedsecretary
- 2003-05-13➕SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-05-13➖SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-05-13➕CATTERMOLE, Jason Lee appointeddirector
- 2003-05-13➕INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2003-05-13➖INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
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.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Paul Warren Sumner Individual · British · DOB 02/1974 · age 52 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 01/08/2016 |
Polly Celestine Sumner Individual · British · DOB 11/1983 · age 43 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 19/03/2025 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Similar companies
Active · Construction · CO postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A AND H INVESTMENT (BUILDING) LIMITED→ 15204924 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| A C CONSTRUCTION (COLCHESTER) LIMITED→ 06654662 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| A CLASS ROOFING & BUILDING SERVICES LTD→ 10683738 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| A&D PLUMBING SERVICES LTD→ 10674476 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| A2Z SAFETY LTD→ 12531050 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| ACON TRADES LTD→ 10641405 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| ACP PAVING LIMITED→ 15779348 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ACTIVE GREEN TECHNOLOGY LTD→ 11927681 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ACTON GAS PLUMBING AND HEATING LIMITED→ 15046600 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ADAM WALLIS INDEPENDENT DAMP AND TIMBER CONSULTANT LIMITED→ 14426698 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ADAM WALLIS INDEPENDENT DAMP AND TIMBER TRAINING AND CORPORATE COMPANY LIMITED→ 15221534 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ADAM WILCE LIMITED→ 12195256 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 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.
See pricing →🔒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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-05-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43220 — Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation
Registered office
47 Butt Road
Colchester
Essex
CO3 3BZ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-15
Last: 2026-05-01
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
SUMNER, Roger Edward→
Activesecretary · appointed 2004-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SUMNER, Paul Warren→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2003-05-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SUMNER, Paul Warren→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-05-13 · resigned 2004-09-01
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-05-13 · resigned 2003-05-13
CATTERMOLE, Jason Lee→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2003-05-13 · resigned 2004-09-01
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-05-13 · resigned 2003-05-13
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (65 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-05-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-03-25
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-23