ACCURATE MECHANICAL SERVICES LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
10679386 · ltd · incorporated 2017-03-20
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£150.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33200
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £150,001
Net assets shrinking
Down £371 YoY
Cash YoY
-21%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£208k
↓ 21% YoY
Net Worth
£150k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£751k
↑ 26% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£150k£301k£451k£601k£751kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£245.2k£260.7k
Current assets£751.3k£596.7k
Cash£208.4k£264.2k
Debtors£535.9k£326.5k
Net assets£150.0k£150.4k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-16
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    replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP01AP01
  2. 2025-08-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-08-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-04-21
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2023-04-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2023-04-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  8. 2023-04-20
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  9. 2022-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-03-23
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-date
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  12. 2020-11-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2020-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-08-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-03-25
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-date
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  16. 2019-03-19
    ➕
    COURTMAN, Michael Anthony appointed
    director
  17. 2019-03-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2018-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-03-20
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    Company incorporated
    As ACCURATE MECHANICAL SERVICES LIMITED
  20. 2017-03-20
    ➕
    JAMES, Lynda De-Anne appointed
    secretary
  21. 2017-03-20
    ➕
    JAMES, David appointed
    director
  22. 2017-03-20
    ➕
    JAMES, Lynda De-Anne appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Accurate Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Accurate Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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ACCURATE MECHANICAL SERVICES LIMITED
This company · 10679386

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Accurate Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control20/03/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Accurate Mechanical Services Ltdceased 20/03/2017· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2017-03-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33200 — SIC 33200

Registered office

Unit 4d, Lansbury Business Estate 102 Lower Guildford Road
Knaphill
Woking
Surrey
GU21 2EP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-05
Last: 2026-03-22

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

JAMES, Lynda De-Anne→
secretary · appointed 2017-03-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COURTMAN, Michael Anthony→
director · ~56y · appointed 2019-03-19
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Active
JAMES, David→
director · ~59y · appointed 2017-03-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JAMES, Lynda De-Anne→
director · ~56y · appointed 2017-03-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

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Recent filings (30 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-16
replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2026-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-04-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-04-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-18