ACCOUNTABLE RECRUITMENT LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07560059 · ltd · incorporated 2011-03-10
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities of employment placement agencies
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 50). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 12.2y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 12.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
75
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 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
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
74
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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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 | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £-140.5k |
| Current assets | — | £913.2k |
| Cash | — | £24.8k |
| Debtors | — | £888.4k |
| Net assets | — | £-498.3k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-01-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-01-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-01-08📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-01-08🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2024-12-02📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-11-25🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Optimum Sme Finance Limited
- 2024-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-13📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-10-26📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-10-25📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-01-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-04-01📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-04-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-25🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2017-11-23🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Igf Invoice Finance Limited
- 2014-03-21🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Sme Invoice Finance Limited
- 2011-03-10🏢Company incorporatedAs ACCOUNTABLE RECRUITMENT LIMITED
- 2011-03-10➕MASSEY, Grainne appointeddirector
- 2011-03-10➕MASSEY, Simon John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 15 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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 · 1 lowCharge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Multiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Simon Massey Individual · British · DOB 05/1976 · age 50 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Grainne Massey Individual · Irish · DOB 04/1979 · age 47 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 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.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-03-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC78109 — Other activities of employment placement agencies
Registered office
Suite 4c The Plaza
100 Old Hall Street
Liverpool
Merseyside
L3 9QJ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-21
Last: 2025-08-07
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
MASSEY, Grainne→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2011-03-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MASSEY, Simon John→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2011-03-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Optimum Sme Finance Optimum Sme Finance Limited | A registered charge | 2 properties | 25/11/2024 | — | |
| satisfied | Igf Invoice Finance Igf Invoice Finance Limited | A registered charge | — | 23/11/2017 | 08/01/2025 | |
| satisfied | Sme Invoice Finance Sme Invoice Finance Limited | A registered charge | 2 properties | 21/03/2014 | 25/11/2017 |
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Recent filings (49 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-14
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-01-08
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-25
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-12-13
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-10-26
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-24