ACCELERATE LEADERSHIP LTD
🌳Matureactive
04869812 · ltd · incorporated 2003-08-18
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 22.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒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
78/100
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 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 22.5y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 22.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
69 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
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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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 | 100 | 200 |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-09-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-10-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-20📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2018-12-20🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2017-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-05📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2017-01-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-01-03🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2016-12-09➕PRYKE, Catriona Anne appointeddirector
- 2003-11-26🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Zeta Controls Limited
- 2003-08-18🏢Company incorporatedAs ACCELERATE LEADERSHIP LTD
- 2003-08-18➕THOMAS, Shelley appointedsecretary
- 2003-08-18➕PRYKE, David Phillip appointeddirector
- 2003-08-18➕THOMAS, Shelley appointeddirector
- 2003-08-18➕1ST CERT FORMATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2003-08-18➖1ST CERT FORMATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2003-08-18➕1ST CERT FORMATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2003-08-18➖1ST CERT FORMATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
- 2003-08-18➕REPORTACTION LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2003-08-18➖REPORTACTION LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- 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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Shelley Thomas Individual · British · DOB 06/1976 · age 50 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr David Phillip Prykeceased 01/08/2021· 25-50% shares
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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-08-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
1st Floor 27 Shirwell Crescent
Furzton
Milton Keynes
MK4 1GA
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-01
Last: 2025-08-18
Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)
Active
PRYKE, Catriona Anne→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2016-12-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PRYKE, David Phillip→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2003-08-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
THOMAS, Shelley→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2003-08-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
1ST CERT FORMATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2003-08-18 · resigned 2003-08-18
1ST CERT FORMATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2003-08-18 · resigned 2003-08-18
REPORTACTION LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2003-08-18 · resigned 2003-08-18
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 03/01/2017 | — | |
| satisfied | Zeta Controls Zeta Controls Limited | Rent deposit deed | 1 property | 26/11/2003 | 20/12/2018 |
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Recent filings (69 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-20