ACCUWEB (BRIGHTON) LIMITED
- 96090Other service activities n.e.c.
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 (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £239.7k |
| Current assets | £331.8k | £265.9k |
| Net assets | £290.5k | £239.7k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-03-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-05-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-05-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-18📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2008-02-11🏢Company incorporatedAs ACCUWEB (BRIGHTON) LIMITED
- 2008-02-11➕DILLON, Joy appointedsecretary
- 2008-02-11➕DILLON, Jonathan Oliver appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +No director turnover: Company is 18 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Jonathan Oliver Dillon Individual · British · DOB 04/1976 · age 50 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 30/06/2016 |
Ms Simona Fanelli Individual · Italian · DOB 04/1977 · age 49 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 18/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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