ACCENDO SOLUTIONS LTD

💤Zombieactive
05098748 · ltd · incorporated 2004-04-08
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£42.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
60 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £42,657
Net assets shrinking
Down £14,942 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£43k
↓ 26% YoY
Current Assets
£68k
↓ 21% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£17k£34k£51k£69k£86kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£44.0k£58.9k
Current assets£67.9k£85.8k
Net assets£42.7k£57.6k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-29
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  3. 2024-01-24
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  4. 2023-11-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2023-11-09
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  6. 2023-11-09
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2023-11-09
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2022-09-26
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  9. 2021-09-30
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  10. 2020-12-03
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  11. 2019-10-10
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  12. 2019-09-24
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  13. 2018-11-02
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  14. 2018-11-01
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  15. 2017-12-10
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2004-04-08
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    Company incorporated
    As ACCENDO SOLUTIONS LTD
  17. 2004-04-08
    ➕
    MURANA, Anthony John appointed
    secretary
  18. 2004-04-08
    ➕
    MURANA, Paul Damian appointed
    director
  19. 2004-04-08
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    CHANCERY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  20. 2004-04-08
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    CHANCERY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2004-04-08
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    CHANCERY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  22. 2004-04-08
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    CHANCERY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    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 22 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 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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 Paul Damian Murana
Individual · British · DOB 12/1978 · age 48
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Christine Muranaceased 30/04/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2004-04-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

15 Mole Road
Hersham
Walton-On-Thames
Surrey
KT12 4LU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-15
Last: 2025-11-01

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

MURANA, Anthony John→
secretary · appointed 2004-04-08
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Active
MURANA, Paul Damian→
director · ~48y · appointed 2004-04-08
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Active
CHANCERY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-04-08 · resigned 2004-04-08
Resigned
CHANCERY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-04-08 · resigned 2004-04-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (60 total)

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2026-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-09
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-11-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-03