ACCRUED HOLDINGS LIMITED

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05804150 · ltd · incorporated 2006-05-03
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 6 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

6 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 18.2y

15/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 18.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
68 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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 · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-31
Average employees2

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-17
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2024-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-05-19
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  6. 2022-05-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  7. 2022-05-12
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2022-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-10-24
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  12. 2019-10-24
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    Charge satisfied #6
  13. 2018-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-05-25
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2014-11-28
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    Charge satisfied #4
  18. 2014-11-28
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    Charge satisfied #3
  19. 2014-11-28
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    Charge satisfied #2
  20. 2014-10-10
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Lindley Trustees Limited as Trustees of the Daniel Cranefield and Retirement Benefits Scheme
  21. 2014-08-05
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Hsbc Asset Finance (UK) LTD
  22. 2010-06-30
    ➖
    CARROLL, Eileen resigned
    secretary
  23. 2008-06-06
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) Limited
  24. 2008-06-05
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  25. 2008-06-05
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  26. 2008-03-06
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  27. 2007-05-04
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    CARROLL, Eileen appointed
    secretary
  28. 2007-04-30
    ➖
    MURPHY, Louise Rachel resigned
    secretary
  29. 2006-05-03
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    Company incorporated
    As ACCRUED HOLDINGS LIMITED
  30. 2006-05-03
    ➕
    CRANEFIELD, Daniel William appointed
    director
  31. 2006-05-03
    ➕
    MURPHY, Louise Rachel appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

93/100
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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

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

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Accrued Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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ACCRUED HOLDINGS LIMITED
This company · 05804150

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
Accrued Group Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control15/12/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Daniel William Cranefieldceased 15/12/2021· 75-100% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-05-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

Accrued, Widow Hill Road
Heasandford Industrial Estate
Burnley
BB10 2BQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-17
Last: 2026-05-03

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

CRANEFIELD, Daniel William→
director · ~64y · appointed 2006-05-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CARROLL, Eileen→
secretary · appointed 2007-05-04 · resigned 2010-06-30
Resigned
MURPHY, Louise Rachel→
secretary · appointed 2006-05-03 · resigned 2007-04-30
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

6
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lindley Trustees as Trustees of the Daniel Cranefield and Retirement Benefits Scheme / Daniel William Cranefield
Lindley Trustees Limited as Trustees of the Daniel Cranefield and Retirement Benefits Scheme / Daniel William Cranefield
A registered charge1 property10/10/201424/10/2019
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Asset Finance (UK) LTD / Hsbc Equipment Finance (UK) LTD
A registered charge1 property05/08/2014—
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) Limited
Legal mortgage3 properties06/06/200828/11/2014
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Legal mortgage2 properties05/06/200828/11/2014
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Legal mortgage2 properties05/06/200828/11/2014
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property06/03/2008—
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Recent filings (68 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-07
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-14
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-05-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-05-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-17