ACCURACY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05375397 · ltd · incorporated 2005-02-24
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 21.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 25400
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 4 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
5 live charges · oldest 21.1y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 21.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (57/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
82 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 mortgage
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 mortgage
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 mortgage
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-21📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-05-21🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2025-06-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-10-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-19📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-07-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2015-03-23📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-08-26🔒Charge registered #5Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2010-08-26🔒Charge registered #4Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2009-12-14➖BAGSHAW, Paul Jonathan resigneddirector
- 2008-05-14➖CAIG, David Ian resigneddirector
- 2008-05-06➖MORLEY & SCOTT CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2006-05-03🔒Charge registered #3Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2005-04-29🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2005-04-29🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2005-02-28➕IRWIN, Thomas William appointeddirector
- 2005-02-28➕WALLS, David Brian appointeddirector
- 2005-02-28➕BAGSHAW, Paul Jonathan appointeddirector
- 2005-02-28➕CAIG, David Ian appointeddirector
- 2005-02-28➖ROBERTSON, Reynolds resigneddirector
- 2005-02-24🏢Company incorporatedAs ACCURACY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
- 2005-02-24➕MORLEY & SCOTT CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2005-02-24➕ROBERTSON, Reynolds appointeddirector
Owner dependency
83/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
96/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Thomas William Irwin Individual · United Kingdom · DOB 03/1946 · age 80 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mr David Brian Walls Individual · British · DOB 05/1946 · age 80 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Paul Jonathan Bagshaw Individual · United Kingdom · DOB 07/1949 · age 77 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-02-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25400 — SIC 25400
Registered office
C/O Trethowans Llp The Pavilion, Botleigh Grange Business Park
Hedge End
Southampton
Hampshire
SO30 2AF
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-10
Last: 2026-02-24
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
IRWIN, Thomas William→
Activedirector · ~80y · appointed 2005-02-28
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WALLS, David Brian→
Activedirector · ~80y · appointed 2005-02-28
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MORLEY & SCOTT CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2005-02-24 · resigned 2008-05-06
BAGSHAW, Paul Jonathan→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 2005-02-28 · resigned 2009-12-14
CAIG, David Ian→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2005-02-28 · resigned 2008-05-14
ROBERTSON, Reynolds→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2005-02-24 · resigned 2005-02-28
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Mortgages & charges
5
Total charges
4
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal charge | 2 properties | 26/08/2010 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 26/08/2010 | — | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Charge of deposit | 1 property | 03/05/2006 | 21/05/2026 | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 29/04/2005 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 29/04/2005 | — |
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Recent filings (82 total)
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-08-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-10-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2022-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2021-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2020-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-05