ACCENTIUM LTD
💤Zombieactive
08859158 · ltd · incorporated 2014-01-23
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (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: 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: low (54/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
42 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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-02-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-20📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-04-16📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-11-20📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-05-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-08-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2021-02-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-02-12📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2021-02-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-02-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-02-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-05-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2014-01-23🏢Company incorporatedAs ACCENTIUM LTD
- 2014-01-23➕WILLIAMS, Lynne appointedsecretary
- 2014-01-23➕WILLIAMS, Gerald Morgan appointeddirector
Owner dependency
88/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. 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 12 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Cedexa Investments Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.
🏛️significant stake
Cedexa Investments Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
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ACCENTIUM LTD
This company · 08859158
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Gerald Morgan Williams Individual · British · DOB 05/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 29/06/2016 |
Mrs Lynne Williams Individual · British · DOB 09/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 29/06/2016 |
Cedexa Investments Limited Corporate entity | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 29/06/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-01-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
320 Firecrest Court Centre Park
Warrington
WA1 1RG
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-06
Last: 2026-01-23
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
Active
WILLIAMS, Gerald Morgan→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2014-01-23
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Recent filings (42 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-02-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-28
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-18
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-04-16
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-04