ACCELERATE PERFORMANCE CENTRE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08811982 · ltd · incorporated 2013-12-12
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 2025
Net worth
£5.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other human health activities
Sector: Human health & social work
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. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
34 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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £5,739
Net assets shrinking
Down £959 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£6k
↓ 14% YoY
Current Assets
£6k
↓ 15% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£1k£3k£4k£5k£7kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£5.7k£6.7k
Current assets£5.6k£6.5k
Net assets£5.7k£6.7k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
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 (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-07-15
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    PAPWORTH, Colin resigned
    director
  7. 2021-07-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2021-04-28
    ➖
    WATTS, Lynne resigned
    director
  9. 2021-04-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2021-02-12
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2021-02-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-11-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2013-12-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACCELERATE PERFORMANCE CENTRE LIMITED
  15. 2013-12-12
    ➕
    SMITH, Deborah Margaret Napier appointed
    secretary
  16. 2013-12-12
    ➕
    HALE, Stuart John appointed
    director
  17. 2013-12-12
    ➕
    SMITH, Deborah Margaret Napier appointed
    director
  18. 2013-12-12
    ➕
    PAPWORTH, Colin appointed
    director
  19. 2013-12-12
    ➕
    WATTS, Lynne 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 61 — 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 61. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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
Mr Stuaet John Hale
Individual · British · DOB 01/1965 · age 61
25–50%
—25-50% shares23/08/2020
Miss Deborah Margaret Napier Smith
Individual · British · DOB 03/1973 · age 53
——sig. influencesignificant influence10/12/2016

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
Incorporated2013-12-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

629 Attercliffe Road
Sheffield
S9 3RD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-03
Last: 2026-04-19

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

SMITH, Deborah Margaret Napier→
secretary · appointed 2013-12-12
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Active
HALE, Stuart John→
director · ~61y · appointed 2013-12-12
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Active
SMITH, Deborah Margaret Napier→
director · ~53y · appointed 2013-12-12
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Active
PAPWORTH, Colin→
director · ~59y · appointed 2013-12-12 · resigned 2021-07-15
Resigned
WATTS, Lynne→
director · ~71y · appointed 2013-12-12 · resigned 2021-04-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-07-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-15