ACCUWEAR LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
10933313 · ltd · incorporated 2017-08-25
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
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year to Aug 2024
Net worth
£-215.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 32300
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 72/100 (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: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
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 £215,671
High leverage
Liabilities are 100% of total assets
Leverage
100%
Liabilities / Total assets
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£216k
Current Assets
£24k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £186.7k | — |
| Current assets | £23.6k | — |
| Net assets | £-215.7k | — |
| Average employees | — | 200 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-19📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-07-13📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-03-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-23📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-12-23📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-12-23📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-03-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-03-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-03-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-03-03📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-08-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2017-11-12➖GARNIER, Alexander Aafaq Basharat resigneddirector
- 2017-10-20➕LAFAYEEDNEY, Jean-Louis appointeddirector
- 2017-08-25🏢Company incorporatedAs ACCUWEAR LIMITED
- 2017-08-25➕GARNIER, Alexander Aafaq Basharat appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jean-Louis Lafayeedney Individual · British · DOB 01/1980 · age 46 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 25/08/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-08-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32300 — SIC 32300
Registered office
Labman Automation
Seamer Hill
Stokesley
TS9 5NQ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-25
Last: 2025-12-11
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
LAFAYEEDNEY, Jean-Louis→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2017-10-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GARNIER, Alexander Aafaq Basharat→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2017-08-25 · resigned 2017-11-12
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (36 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-29
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-22
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-12
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-12-23
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-12-23
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-01