ACCENTUA LANGUAGE COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08354811 · ltd · incorporated 2013-01-10
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 Jan 2026
Net worth
£112.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other information service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -39% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
43 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 £112,430
Net assets shrinking
Down £101,370 YoY
Cash YoY
-39%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£145k
↓ 39% YoY
Net Worth
£112k
↓ 47% YoY
Current Assets
£181k
↓ 37% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£58k£115k£173k£231k£288kJan 2025Jan 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-01-312025-01-31
Total assets£112.5k£214.0k
Current assets£181.3k£288.1k
Cash£145.3k£240.1k
Debtors£35.9k£48.1k
Net assets£112.4k£213.8k

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

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-29
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  3. 2025-04-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-04-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-03-31
    ➖
    MACDONALD, Richard James resigned
    director
  6. 2025-03-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-12-01
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  9. 2023-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-07-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-05-19
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2022-05-19
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2022-05-19
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  14. 2021-09-30
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  15. 2021-08-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-05-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2021-04-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2020-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-06-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  20. 2013-08-01
    ➕
    FEDDEMA, Marc appointed
    director
  21. 2013-06-03
    ➕
    HOLLINSHEAD, Leigh Anne appointed
    director
  22. 2013-01-10
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    Company incorporated
    As ACCENTUA LANGUAGE COMPANY LIMITED
  23. 2013-01-10
    ➕
    MACDONALD, Richard James appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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.)

Group structure

Accentua Group Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Accentua Group Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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ACCENTUA LANGUAGE COMPANY LIMITED
This company · 08354811

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Accentua Group Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares07/06/2021
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Leigh Anne Hollinsheadceased 07/06/2021· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Richard James Macdonaldceased 07/06/2021· 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
Incorporated2013-01-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC63990 — Other information service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

C/O Haines Watts Chartered Accountants Old Station House
Station Approach
Swindon
SN1 7BL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-30
Last: 2026-01-16

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

FEDDEMA, Marc→
director · ~62y · appointed 2013-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOLLINSHEAD, Leigh Anne→
director · ~61y · appointed 2013-06-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACDONALD, Richard James→
director · ~66y · appointed 2013-01-10 · resigned 2025-03-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (43 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2026-01-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-16
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2023-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-07-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-05-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-05-19