ACCURA ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 80). 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 (65/100).
Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 13.8y
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 13.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £871.0k |
| Current assets | £1.61M |
| Cash | £32.9k |
| Debtors | £1.18M |
| Net assets | £857.5k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 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
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
- • 4 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (52 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2026-04-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-03-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-02-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-02-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2026-02-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-02-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-02-24➕AGARWAL, Siddharth Sunilkumar, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2026-02-24➕AGARWAL, Sumit appointeddirector
- 2025-12-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-11-27📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-11-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-09-01📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-08-21🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Dns Associates LTD
- 2025-05-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-05-02📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-05-02🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2024-12-23📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2024-12-19📄second-filing-capital-allotment-sharescapital · RP04SH01
- 2024-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-26📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2024-10-21📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2024-07-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-06-29📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2024-05-31➖PATEL, Sunil resigneddirector
- 2024-01-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-10-26➖BRADSTOCK, Alan Stuart resigneddirector
- 2020-03-12➖LANGLEY, James Edward resigneddirector
- 2020-03-12➖LANGLEY, Melvyn Samuel resigneddirector
- 2020-03-06➕CHAJET, Gary Alexander appointeddirector
- 2020-03-06➕MUSTAFA, Md Shamim appointeddirector
- 2020-03-06➕LANGLEY, James Edward appointeddirector
- 2020-03-06➕LANGLEY, Melvyn Samuel appointeddirector
- 2019-10-30➖CHAJET, Gary Alexander resigneddirector
- 2019-07-30🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2019-07-29🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Advantedge Commercial Finance Limited
- 2019-04-18➖BLECH, Robert Mitchell resigneddirector
- 2019-03-04➕CHAJET, Gary Alexander appointeddirector
- 2017-05-25➕LANGLEY, Melvyn Samuel appointedsecretary
- 2017-05-25➖LANGLEY, Melvyn Samuel resignedsecretary
- 2014-03-04➕COLE, Rebecca Jane appointeddirector
- 2013-07-16➖BOORMAN, Rebecca Jane resigneddirector
- 2013-03-01➕BOORMAN, Rebecca Jane appointeddirector
- 2012-07-31🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2011-11-25➕LEIGHTON, Brian Melville appointeddirector
- 2011-11-25➕BLECH, Robert Mitchell appointeddirector
- 2011-11-25➕PATEL, Sunil appointeddirector
- 2011-05-24🏢Company incorporatedAs ACCURA ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED
- 2011-05-24➕BRADSTOCK, Alan Stuart appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- -6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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
1 med ·Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Pinksalt Partners Accura Ltd holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Brian Melville Leighton Individual · British · DOB 11/1946 · age 80 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 30/06/2016 |
Pinksalt Partners Accura Ltd Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 13/10/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Alan Stuart Bradstockceased 03/05/2023· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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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.
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Officers (6 active · 9 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Dns Associates Dns Associates LTD | A registered charge | — | 21/08/2025 | — | |
| satisfied | Advantedge Commercial Finance Advantedge Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | — | 29/07/2019 | 02/05/2025 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 31/07/2012 | 30/07/2019 |