ACCENT PUBLICATIONS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09800682 · ltd · incorporated 2015-09-29
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£-10.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Publishing of consumer and business journals and periodicals
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 73/100 (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 (4 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £10,507
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£11k
↓ 1.6% YoY
Current Assets
£50
↓ 11% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-10.5k | £-10.3k |
| Current assets | £50 | £56 |
| Net assets | £-10.5k | £-10.3k |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-07📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2017-05-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2016-02-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2016-02-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2016-02-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2015-09-29🏢Company incorporatedAs ACCENT PUBLICATIONS LIMITED
- 2015-09-29➕DERRINGER, Michael John appointedsecretary
- 2015-09-29➕DERRINGER, Michael John appointeddirector
- 2015-09-29➕GARNETT, Lydia appointeddirector
- 2015-09-29➕NURNBERG, Lucy appointeddirector
- 2015-09-29📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
50/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
Succession & seller-readiness
35/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Lucy Nurnberg Individual · British · DOB 09/1987 · age 39 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Miss Lydia Garnett Individual · British · DOB 05/1988 · age 38 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-09-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC58142 — Publishing of consumer and business journals and periodicals
Registered office
19 Skylark Road
Trumpington
Cambridge
CB2 9AQ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-12
Last: 2025-09-28
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
DERRINGER, Michael John→
Activesecretary · appointed 2015-09-29
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DERRINGER, Michael John→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2015-09-29
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GARNETT, Lydia→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2015-09-29
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NURNBERG, Lucy→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2015-09-29
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Recent filings (25 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-09-28