ACCURACY OFFICE SOLUTIONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08306207 · ltd · incorporated 2012-11-23
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2026
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33140
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
52 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-03-312025-03-31
Average employees200200

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.

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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 (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-09-23
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    JACKSON, Andrew Kim resigned
    director
  5. 2024-09-23
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2024-09-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2024-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-05-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2024-05-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2024-05-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2024-05-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2024-04-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2023-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-11-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2022-11-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2022-06-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-07-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-06-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2016-11-28
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    JACKSON, Andrew Kim appointed
    director
  21. 2012-11-26
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    BURGESS, Lesley appointed
    secretary
  22. 2012-11-26
    ➕
    BURGESS, Graeme appointed
    director
  23. 2012-11-26
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    BURGESS, Lesley Elizabeth appointed
    director
  24. 2012-11-23
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    Company incorporated
    As ACCURACY OFFICE SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  25. 2012-11-23
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    WING, Clifford Donald appointed
    director
  26. 2012-11-23
    ➖
    WING, Clifford Donald resigned
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Lesley Elizabeth Burgess
Individual · British · DOB 11/1960 · age 66
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Graham Burgess
Individual · British · DOB 08/1959 · age 67
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Andrew Kim Jacksonceased 23/09/2024· 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
Incorporated2012-11-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33140 — SIC 33140

Registered office

93 Aldwick Road
Bognor Regis
West Sussex
PO21 2NW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-08
Last: 2025-09-24

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

BURGESS, Lesley→
secretary · appointed 2012-11-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BURGESS, Graeme→
director · ~67y · appointed 2012-11-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BURGESS, Lesley Elizabeth→
director · ~66y · appointed 2012-11-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JACKSON, Andrew Kim→
director · ~67y · appointed 2016-11-28 · resigned 2024-09-23
Resigned
WING, Clifford Donald→
director · ~66y · appointed 2012-11-23 · resigned 2012-11-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (52 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-09-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-30