ACCURA ACCOUNTANTS SME LIMITED
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 80). 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).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 6.7y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 6.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-7.5k | £3.2k |
| Current assets | £3.0k | £12.8k |
| Net assets | £-12.0k | £-11.0k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2025-11-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2021-12-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-19📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2020-04-16📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2020-04-16🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2020-02-25📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-09-10📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-09-09🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Melvyn Samuel Langley
- 2019-02-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-02-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-02-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-01-29➕LEIGHTON, Brian Melville appointeddirector
- 2019-01-29➖BLECH, Robert Mitchell resigneddirector
- 2019-01-28🏢Company incorporatedAs ACCURA ACCOUNTANTS SME LIMITED
- 2019-01-28➕BLECH, Robert Mitchell appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 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
cleanGroup structure
Accura Accountants Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Accura Accountants Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 01/03/2019 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Brian Melville Leightonceased 01/03/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Mr Robert Mitchell Blechceased 29/01/2019· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Filing status
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Melvyn Samuel Langley | A registered charge | 1 property | 09/09/2019 | 16/04/2020 |