ACCELERATED BUSINESS CONSULTING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

08735407 · ltd · incorporated 2013-10-16

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

—

year to Apr 2025

Net worth

£57.0k

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 68). 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 (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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

29 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £56,994

Net assets shrinking

Down £86,214 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£57k

↓ 60% YoY

Current Assets

£58k

↓ 71% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-04-05	2024-04-05
Total assets	£57.0k	£143.2k
Current assets	£58.2k	£197.4k
Net assets	£57.0k	£143.2k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand

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2023-02-25
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2022-02-14
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2021-01-05
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2020-07-26
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2019-08-22
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2013-10-16
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Company incorporated
As ACCELERATED BUSINESS CONSULTING LIMITED
2013-10-16
➕
JONES, Karen Louise appointed
director

Owner dependency

95/100

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.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
+No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Karen Louise Jones Individual · British · DOB 09/1958 · age 68	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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A BEALES CONSULTING LIMITED→ 11823556 · est 2019 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	7y	—	—
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ABSOLUTE NDT SOLUTIONS LIMITED→ 09875276 · est 2015 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	10y	—	—
ACAC CONSULTING LTD→ 11587941 · est 2018 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	7y	—	—
ACACIA ACCOUNTING BUREAU LIMITED→ 04899145 · est 2003 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	22y	—	—
ACCIPITRINE CONSULTING LIMITED→ 06846927 · est 2009 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	17y	—	—
ACCLAIM BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LTD→ 07820158 · est 2011 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	14y	—	—

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2013-10-16

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

C/O C J A Accounting Limited Delta House

16 Bridge Road

Haywards Heath

RH16 1UA

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-05

Last made up to: 2025-04-05

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-30

Last: 2025-10-16

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

JONES, Karen Louise→

director · ~68y · appointed 2013-10-16

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