ACCURATE TOOL REPAIR & SUPPLIES LIMITED

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07561267 · ltd · incorporated 2011-03-11
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£49.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Repair of machinery
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47520Retail sale of hardware, paints and glass in specialised stores
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). 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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
43 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 £49,569

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£50k
↑ 152% YoY
Current Assets
£24k
↑ 6.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£10k£20k£30k£40k£50kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£54.0k£47.5k
Current assets£24.4k£23.0k
Net assets£49.6k£19.7k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
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 (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-09
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  2. 2024-10-25
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  3. 2023-10-30
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  4. 2022-11-30
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  5. 2022-08-02
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    officers · TM01
  6. 2022-08-02
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  7. 2022-08-02
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2022-08-01
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    BRITTON, John Antony resigned
    director
  9. 2021-08-24
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  10. 2020-11-12
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  11. 2019-12-02
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  12. 2018-12-19
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  13. 2017-12-04
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  14. 2016-10-26
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  15. 2016-05-05
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  16. 2015-10-27
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  17. 2012-04-08
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    KITFORM LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2012-04-08
    ➖
    ABACUS COMPANY FORMATION AGENTS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2011-03-29
    ➕
    BUCKETT, Frank William John appointed
    director
  20. 2011-03-29
    ➕
    BRITTON, John Antony appointed
    director
  21. 2011-03-29
    ➖
    LONG, Sharon Elizabeth resigned
    director
  22. 2011-03-11
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    Company incorporated
    As ACCURATE TOOL REPAIR & SUPPLIES LIMITED
  23. 2011-03-11
    ➕
    ABACUS COMPANY FORMATION AGENTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2011-03-11
    ➕
    LONG, Sharon Elizabeth appointed
    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 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — 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 60. 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 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

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Frank William John Bucket
Individual · British · DOB 08/1966 · age 60
25–50%
—25-50% shares31/01/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr John Antony Brittonceased 01/08/2022· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2011-03-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33120 — Repair of machinery

Registered office

23a The Precinct
Waterlooville
Hampshire
PO7 7DT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-25
Last: 2026-03-11

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

KITFORM LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2012-04-08
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Active
BUCKETT, Frank William John→
director · ~60y · appointed 2011-03-29
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Active
ABACUS COMPANY FORMATION AGENTS LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2011-03-11 · resigned 2012-04-08
Resigned
BRITTON, John Antony→
director · ~63y · appointed 2011-03-29 · resigned 2022-08-01
Resigned
LONG, Sharon Elizabeth→
director · ~58y · appointed 2011-03-11 · resigned 2011-03-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (43 total)

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2026-03-14
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2025-12-09
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-26
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accounts · AA
2024-10-25
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2024-03-21
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accounts · AA
2023-10-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-28
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accounts · AA
2022-11-30
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officers · TM01
2022-08-02
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-08-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-26
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accounts · AA
2020-11-12