ACCELER8 CONSULTANCY LTD

💤Zombieactive
06946445 · ltd · incorporated 2009-06-29
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
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£574.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch
What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). 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 (73/100).

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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £574,780

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£575k
↑ 14% YoY
Current Assets
£632k
↑ 6.4% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£126k£253k£379k£505k£632kJun 2024Jun 2025

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£553.8k—
Current assets£631.5k£593.4k
Net assets£574.8k£503.5k

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.

See pricing →

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-03-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-04-01
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2021-04-01
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2020-11-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-03-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-03-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-03-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-09-26
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2017-09-20
    📄
    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  14. 2017-08-01
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2017-08-01
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2017-07-19
    ➖
    USPENSKAJA, Julia resigned
    secretary
  17. 2009-10-15
    ➖
    ACCELER8 CONSULTANCY LTD resigned
    corporate-director
  18. 2009-06-29
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACCELER8 CONSULTANCY LTD
  19. 2009-06-29
    ➕
    POTAMIANOS, John appointed
    director
  20. 2009-06-29
    ➕
    USPENSKAJA, Julia appointed
    secretary
  21. 2009-06-29
    ➕
    ACCELER8 CONSULTANCY LTD appointed
    corporate-director

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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Potamianos
Individual · British · DOB 01/1968 · age 58
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control19/09/2017

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

Similar companies

Active · Technology · WC postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
A CHOKRA FILMS LTD→
16464960 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
———————
ABU SMILES LTD→
14909701 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
————2y——
AC DATA ANALYTICS LTD→
16607121 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
———————
ACAC LIMITED→
09788486 · est 2015 · no financials extracted
————10y——
ACADEMY OF DESIGN THINKING LIMITED→
08920151 · est 2014 · no financials extracted
————12y——
ACCELERATION ENGINEERING LTD→
16807740 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
———————
ACCELYTE.AI LTD→
16811198 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
———————
ACCESS INFINITY LTD→
09140443 · est 2014 · no financials extracted
————11y——
ACCESSIA EMEA LTD→
14615068 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
————3y——
ACCESSIBLE ME LTD→
15589606 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
————2y——
ACCOUNTABLE TECHSERVE LTD→
15663373 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
————1y——
ACCOUNTIC SOFTWARE LTD→
15671088 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
————1y——
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-06-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

71 - 75 Shelton Street Covent Garden
London
WC2H 9JQ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-08
Last: 2026-06-24

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

POTAMIANOS, John→
director · ~58y · appointed 2009-06-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
USPENSKAJA, Julia→
secretary · appointed 2009-06-29 · resigned 2017-07-19
Resigned
ACCELER8 CONSULTANCY LTD→
corporate-director · appointed 2009-06-29 · resigned 2009-10-15
Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (49 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-04-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-09