ACCORD MARINE SERVICE LTD

🌳Matureactive

06385752 · ltd · incorporated 2007-10-01

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

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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year to Aug 2025

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (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).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

76 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years 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

Metric	2025-08-31	2024-08-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand

2026-05-05
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officers · TM01
2026-05-05
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officers · AP01
2026-04-25
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ZHANG, Binghua, Mr. appointed
director
2026-04-25
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ZHANG, Binghua resigned
director
2026-02-25
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-19
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2025-05-03
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2024-03-25
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2023-05-31
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2023-04-14
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address · AD01
2023-01-09
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address · AD01
2022-08-24
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accounts · AA
2021-06-04
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2020-07-13
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accounts · AA
2019-05-21
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accounts · AA
2019-05-16
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2019-05-16
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2019-05-16
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officers · CH01
2019-05-16
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officers · CH01
2012-08-31
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GE, Chunhua appointed
secretary
2011-05-01
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GE, Chunhua appointed
director
2008-02-05
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GE, Chunhua resigned
secretary
2007-10-02
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FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2007-10-02
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FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
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2007-10-01
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Company incorporated
As ACCORD MARINE SERVICE LTD
2007-10-01
➕
GE, Chunhua appointed
secretary
2007-10-01
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FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2007-10-01
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ZHANG, Binghua appointed
director
2007-10-01
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FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

68/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Chunhua Ge Individual · Chinese · DOB 02/1974 · age 52	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016
Binghua Zhang Individual · British · DOB 01/1973 · age 53	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2007-10-01

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

10 Famet Avenue

Purley

Surrey

CR8 2DN

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-15

Last: 2026-04-01

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

GE, Chunhua→

secretary · appointed 2012-08-31

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Active

GE, Chunhua→

director · ~52y · appointed 2011-05-01

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Active

ZHANG, Binghua, Mr.→

director · ~53y · appointed 2026-04-25

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Active

GE, Chunhua→

secretary · appointed 2007-10-01 · resigned 2008-02-05

Resigned

FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-10-01 · resigned 2007-10-02

Resigned

ZHANG, Binghua→

director · ~53y · appointed 2007-10-01 · resigned 2026-04-25

Resigned

FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-10-01 · resigned 2007-10-02

Resigned

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Recent filings (76 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-05-05

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2026-05-05

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2026-05-05

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2026-02-25

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2025-10-19

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-06-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2025-05-03

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-04-10

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-03-25

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-05-31

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-04-19

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2023-04-14

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2023-01-09

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-08-24

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-04-11