ACCENTUATE COMMS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05775493 · ltd · incorporated 2006-04-10
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
—
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47421
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47429SIC 47429
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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 (71/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
64 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year 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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-28
Average employees200

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 (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-03
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2025-06-03
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  4. 2025-03-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2025-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-08-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2022-07-18
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  10. 2022-07-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2022-07-18
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2022-07-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2022-07-18
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  14. 2022-07-15
    ➕
    TOLSON, David Brian appointed
    director
  15. 2022-07-15
    ➖
    FITZPATRICK, John Colin resigned
    secretary
  16. 2022-07-15
    ➖
    HATHAWAY, Neil Edward resigned
    director
  17. 2022-04-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-11-23
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  20. 2019-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2006-08-08
    ➕
    FITZPATRICK, John Colin appointed
    secretary
  22. 2006-08-08
    ➖
    WILKS, Reed resigned
    secretary
  23. 2006-08-08
    ➕
    HATHAWAY, Neil Edward appointed
    director
  24. 2006-08-08
    ➖
    PLAYLE, Jill Margaret resigned
    director
  25. 2006-05-10
    ➕
    WILKS, Reed appointed
    secretary
  26. 2006-05-10
    ➖
    @UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2006-04-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACCENTUATE COMMS LIMITED
  28. 2006-04-10
    ➕
    @UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2006-04-10
    ➕
    PLAYLE, Jill Margaret appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Chaser Group Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Chaser Group Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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ACCENTUATE COMMS LIMITED
This company · 05775493

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
Chaser Group Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control28/05/2025
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Chaser Communications Ltdceased 28/05/2025· 75-100% shares
  • Mr Neil Edward Hathawayceased 15/07/2022· 75-100% shares

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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-04-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47421 — SIC 47421

Registered office

184 Portland Road
Shieldfield
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE2 1DJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-24
Last: 2026-04-10

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

TOLSON, David Brian→
director · ~48y · appointed 2022-07-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FITZPATRICK, John Colin→
secretary · appointed 2006-08-08 · resigned 2022-07-15
Resigned
WILKS, Reed→
secretary · appointed 2006-05-10 · resigned 2006-08-08
Resigned
@UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-04-10 · resigned 2006-05-10
Resigned
HATHAWAY, Neil Edward→
director · ~70y · appointed 2006-08-08 · resigned 2022-07-15
Resigned
PLAYLE, Jill Margaret→
director · ~67y · appointed 2006-04-10 · resigned 2006-08-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (64 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-06-03
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-22
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-07-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-07-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-07-18