ACCELLERATE LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
09551682 · ltd · incorporated 2015-04-20
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£65.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47749
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 86900Other human health activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
31 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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £65,426
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£65k
↑ 47% YoY
Current Assets
£162k
↑ 25% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £112.9k | £94.0k |
| Current assets | £161.6k | £129.4k |
| Net assets | £65.4k | £44.5k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-03📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2021-06-29📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-12-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-21📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2018-04-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-06📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2017-06-20📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2015-04-20🏢Company incorporatedAs ACCELLERATE LIMITED
- 2015-04-20➕JOSEPH ANTHONY, Rosanne Vivian 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 58 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Rosanne Joseph Anthony Individual · Malaysian · DOB 07/1968 · age 58 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 20/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| AGU LIFESTYLE LTD→ 16839687 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AH DEALZ LTD→ 14877258 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AHMED GROCERIES LTD→ 16839380 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AHW COMMERCE LTD→ 14947070 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AIG TRADES LTD→ 15715476 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AIR & MARINE PRODUCTS LTD→ 08818039 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| AIRSOFT FORGE LIMITED→ 10854174 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| AISSAOUI HOLDING LTD→ 16787998 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AJM FUNCTIONS LIMITED→ 16764690 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AJWS-CARDS LTD→ 16841407 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AK FORECOURTS LTD→ 11338903 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| AK RETAIL LTD→ 09513036 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-04-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47749 — SIC 47749
Registered office
Garden Cottage
Badgemore Park
Henley-On-Thames
Oxon
RG9 4NR
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-08
Last: 2026-03-25
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
JOSEPH ANTHONY, Rosanne Vivian→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2015-04-20
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Recent filings (31 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-08
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-02
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-09-07