ACCORDA LTD

💤Zombieactive
09229732 · ltd · incorporated 2014-09-22
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
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
68/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 74100Specialised design activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 68/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
68/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
64
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 address
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 address
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-10-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-10-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-05-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-06-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-06-27
    📄
    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  7. 2023-06-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-05-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-10-09
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2020-09-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-01-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2019-06-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-01-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2014-09-22
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    Company incorporated
    As ACCORDA LTD
  18. 2014-09-22
    MILLER, Gary appointed
    secretary
  19. 2014-09-22
    MILLER, Gary appointed
    director

Owner dependency

95/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 high · 1 low
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-06

Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Gary Miller
Individual · American · DOB 02/1952 · age 74
75100%
board control75-100% shares · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-09-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71122 — Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities

Registered office

Gf Ro 2nd Floor, 5 High Street
Westbury-On-Trym
Bristol
BS9 3BY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-06OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-22

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

MILLER, Gary
secretary · appointed 2014-09-22
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MILLER, Gary
director · ~74y · appointed 2014-09-22
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Recent filings (29 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-27
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2024-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-10-09