ACCENTUS CARDIAC LTD
🌳Matureactive
09213393 · ltd · incorporated 2014-09-11
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 6.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
🏦
Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 6.5y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 6.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (73/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
42 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
—
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
4 signals 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-20📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-11-20🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2025-02-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-02-18📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2025-02-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-02-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-02-18📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-02-18📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-02-18🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2025-02-17➕DAVIES, Nathan Spencer appointeddirector
- 2025-02-17➖HIPKISS, Michael Conrad resignedsecretary
- 2025-02-17➖HOWLETT, Brian resigneddirector
- 2024-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-13📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-10-05🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Philip Agg
- 2021-08-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-27📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-12-19🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Bibby Financial Services LTD (As Security Trustee)
- 2019-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-02📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2019-08-02📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2019-07-10➕HIPKISS, Michael Conrad appointedsecretary
- 2019-07-10➖MARSON, David resignedsecretary
- 2019-07-10➖MARSON, David resigneddirector
- 2014-12-12➕HOWLETT, Brian appointeddirector
- 2014-09-11🏢Company incorporatedAs ACCENTUS CARDIAC LTD
- 2014-09-11➕AGG, Philip James, Dr appointeddirector
- 2014-09-11➕MARSON, David appointedsecretary
- 2014-09-11➕MARSON, David appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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
51/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
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.
- 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
Am Surface Technologies Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Am Surface Technologies Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
⬇
ACCENTUS CARDIAC LTD
This company · 09213393
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Am Surface Technologies Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 17/02/2025 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Similar companies
Active · Professional services · OX postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AJ RACING LTD→ 13774794 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| AJD TAX LIMITED→ 13320224 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| AJV CONSULT LIMITED→ 15601750 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AK DESIGN ATELIER LIMITED→ 14134836 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| AKSWARD LIMITED→ 05433208 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| AL3D LIMITED→ 07915303 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| ALATE BUSINESS GROWTH LTD→ 11709929 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ALBION CONSULT LIMITED→ 11787216 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ALDWYNS LIMITED→ 16061110 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ALETHIO THERAPEUTICS LIMITED→ 13509030 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ALEX CRESSWELL PLANNING CONSULTANCY LTD→ 15996005 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ALEX NICHOLS CONSULTING LIMITED→ 09127020 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-09-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC72190 — Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
Registered office
528.10 Unit 2 Rutherford Avenue
Harwell Oxford
Didcot
OX11 0DF
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-25
Last: 2025-09-11
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
AGG, Philip James, Dr→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2014-09-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DAVIES, Nathan Spencer→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2025-02-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HIPKISS, Michael Conrad→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2019-07-10 · resigned 2025-02-17
MARSON, David→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2014-09-11 · resigned 2019-07-10
HOWLETT, Brian→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 2014-12-12 · resigned 2025-02-17
MARSON, David→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2014-09-11 · resigned 2019-07-10
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Philip Agg / Michael Hipkiss / Brian Howlett / Hot Zone Technologies | A registered charge | — | 05/10/2021 | 18/02/2025 | |
| satisfied | Bibby Financial Services Bibby Financial Services LTD (As Security Trustee) | A registered charge | 4 properties | 19/12/2019 | 20/11/2025 |
Recent filings (42 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-02-18
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2025-02-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-18
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-02-18
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-02