ACCORD TECHNICAL LTD

🌳Matureactive
09031588 · ltd · incorporated 2014-05-09
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 May 2025
Net worth
£969.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
32 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £969,082
Net assets shrinking
Down £126,627 YoY
Cash YoY
+11%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£560k
↑ 11% YoY
Net Worth
£969k
↓ 12% YoY
Current Assets
£1.1m
↓ 16% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£257k£515k£772k£1.0m£1.3mMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£999.9k£1.16M
Current assets£1.08M£1.29M
Cash£560.4k£504.2k
Debtors£523.2k£782.1k
Net assets£969.1k£1.10M

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2024-12-03
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    KNIGHTS, Edward David appointed
    director
  4. 2024-12-03
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    officers · AP01
  5. 2024-11-27
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  6. 2024-08-27
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  7. 2023-10-19
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  8. 2022-09-28
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  9. 2021-11-10
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  10. 2021-06-28
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    address · AD01
  11. 2020-10-02
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  12. 2020-02-22
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  13. 2019-05-14
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  14. 2019-01-29
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  15. 2018-05-17
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  16. 2018-05-13
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    HEATON, Claire Louise resigned
    secretary
  17. 2018-01-28
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  18. 2017-12-05
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  19. 2017-12-01
    ➕
    CHAMBERLAIN, Jamie appointed
    director
  20. 2014-05-09
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    Company incorporated
    As ACCORD TECHNICAL LTD
  21. 2014-05-09
    ➕
    HEATON, Patrick Robert appointed
    director
  22. 2014-05-09
    ➕
    HEATON, Claire Louise appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Jamie Chamberlain
Individual · British · DOB 02/1974 · age 52
25–50%
—25-50% shares24/05/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Patrick Robert Heatonceased 22/01/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2014-05-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

The Fish Inn The Gault
Sutton
Ely
Cambridgeshire
CB6 2BE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-25
Last: 2025-06-11

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

CHAMBERLAIN, Jamie→
director · ~52y · appointed 2017-12-01
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Active
HEATON, Patrick Robert→
director · ~61y · appointed 2014-05-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KNIGHTS, Edward David→
director · ~36y · appointed 2024-12-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HEATON, Claire Louise→
secretary · appointed 2014-05-09 · resigned 2018-05-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (32 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-02-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-11-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-25