ACCURATE BUSINESS CONSULTING LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
12468248 · ltd · incorporated 2020-02-18
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 2026
Net worth
£39.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong 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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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 (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
26 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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £39,375
Net assets shrinking
Down £4,129 YoY
Cash YoY
+25%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£33k
↑ 25% YoY
Net Worth
£39k
↓ 9.5% YoY
Current Assets
£87k
↓ 6.7% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2026-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £39.4k | £43.5k |
| Current assets | £87.3k | £93.6k |
| Cash | £33.3k | £26.6k |
| Debtors | £53.1k | £65.6k |
| Net assets | £39.4k | £43.5k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-01-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-01-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-05-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-15📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-09-22📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-09-22📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2020-09-14📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-09-14📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-05-19📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-05-19📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2020-04-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-04-01➕HALL, Nicholas Malcolm appointeddirector
- 2020-02-18🏢Company incorporatedAs ACCURATE BUSINESS CONSULTING LIMITED
- 2020-02-18➕ROBERTS, Elaine Sarah appointeddirector
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Nicholas Malcolm Hall Individual · British · DOB 09/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/06/2020 |
Mrs Elaine Sarah Roberts Individual · British · DOB 07/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 18/02/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| ACE SPORTS CONSULTING LIMITED→ 03171187 · est 1996 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 30y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-02-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities
Registered office
International House
36-38 Cornhill
London
EC3V 3NG
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-26
Last: 2025-11-12
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
HALL, Nicholas Malcolm→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2020-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ROBERTS, Elaine Sarah→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2020-02-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (26 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-01-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-15