ACCONOMY VFD LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09097144 · ltd · incorporated 2014-06-23
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£1.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
33 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 · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £1,076
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,484 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£1k
↓ 58% YoY
Current Assets
£66k
↑ 94% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.1k | £2.6k |
| Current assets | £66.5k | £34.2k |
| Net assets | £1.1k | £2.6k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-30📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-06-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-03📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-03-03📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-10-27📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-10-27📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-10-23📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2024-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-10-01➕SIMMONS, Alison Jane appointeddirector
- 2014-06-23🏢Company incorporatedAs ACCONOMY VFD LIMITED
- 2014-06-23➕SIMMONS, Nigel Ian appointeddirector
Owner dependency
86/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
61/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Nigel Ian Simmons Individual · British · DOB 12/1957 · age 69 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 26/03/2017 |
Mrs Alison Jane Simmons Individual · British · DOB 02/1961 · age 65 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 17/02/2025 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-06-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities
Registered office
Bayside Business Centre Sovereign Business Park
Willis Way
Poole
BH15 3TB
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-10
Last: 2026-03-27
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
SIMMONS, Alison Jane→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2018-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SIMMONS, Nigel Ian→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2014-06-23
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Recent filings (33 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-06-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-27
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-03-03
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-03-03
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-10-27
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-10-27
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-29