ACCORD TRADING LTD
💤Zombieactive
12840906 · ltd · incorporated 2020-08-27
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
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: 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 (58/100).
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 (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
28 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.
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 | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £-13.5k |
| Current assets | — | £42.4k |
| Cash | — | £27.6k |
| Debtors | — | £1.5k |
| Net assets | — | £-13.5k |
| Average employees | 0 | — |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals 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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2025-04-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-04-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-03-21➕HOLDING, Ivan appointeddirector
- 2025-03-21➖ELSEY, Gordon resigneddirector
- 2025-03-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-03-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-06-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-08📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-01-08📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2023-12-28📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2023-12-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-12-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-11-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-11-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-14📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-04-28📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-04-28📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2021-04-28📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-08-27🏢Company incorporatedAs ACCORD TRADING LTD
- 2020-08-27➕ELSEY, Gordon 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.)
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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Active · Retail · RH postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 804 DIGITAL LIMITED→ 15782696 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 99 NOMBRES LTD→ 16769695 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| A1 FRESH LTD→ 11711198 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| AB TAYLOR RETAIL LTD→ 15388555 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ABC CLASSICS LIMITED→ 13613860 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ABPLAS LIMITED→ 06233192 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| ABROAD SPECTRUM LIMITED→ 02509529 · est 1990 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 35y | — | — |
| ACASA LONDON LTD→ 13149168 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| ACHARY EYECARE LIMITED→ 08450856 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| ACTION COACHING LIMITED→ 10541304 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| ACTIV WAREHOUSE LTD→ 09716283 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| ADJUSTUS LTD→ 09531859 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 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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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-08-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47910 — Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Registered office
63 Victoria Road Burgess Hill
West Sussex
RH15 9LN
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-07
Last: 2026-04-23
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
HOLDING, Ivan→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2025-03-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ELSEY, Gordon→
Resigneddirector · ~45y · appointed 2020-08-27 · resigned 2025-03-21
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (28 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2025-04-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-03
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-01-08
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-01-08
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2023-12-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-12-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-12-21