ACCURATE MEASUREMENT SERVICES LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
12631868 · ltd · incorporated 2020-05-29
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 May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other engineering activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company 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 (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
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
18 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 300 | -300 |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-02-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-01-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-01-01➕ACKERMAN, Michael appointeddirector
- 2025-01-01➕ASHURST, Amanda Jayne appointeddirector
- 2025-01-01➕BACKHOUSE, Denise appointeddirector
- 2024-11-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-05📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AAMD
- 2023-07-05📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AAMD
- 2023-05-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-05-29🏢Company incorporatedAs ACCURATE MEASUREMENT SERVICES LTD
- 2020-05-29➕BACKHOUSE, Glenn appointeddirector
- 2020-05-29📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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 Glenn Backhouse Individual · British · DOB 02/1953 · age 73 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 29/05/2020 |
Mrs Denise Backhouse Individual · British · DOB 01/1954 · age 72 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 29/05/2020 |
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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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-05-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71129 — Other engineering activities
Registered office
33 Windsor Gardens
Consett
DH8 7JW
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-01
Last: 2026-05-18
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
ACKERMAN, Michael→
Activedirector · ~28y · appointed 2025-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ASHURST, Amanda Jayne→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2025-01-01
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BACKHOUSE, Denise→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2025-01-01
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BACKHOUSE, Glenn→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 2020-05-29
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Recent filings (18 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-26
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2023-07-05
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2023-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-30