ACCUCERT LTD
Opportunity 70/100 (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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-12-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
- • 2 accounts
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 change-of-name
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2026-02-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-02-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-01-02✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2026-01-02📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-06-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-01🏢Company incorporatedAs ACCUCERT LTD
- 2020-09-01➕ALLKIN, Roy John George appointeddirector
- 2020-09-01➕SMITH, Corinne Emily appointeddirector
- 2020-09-01📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 med ·Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2026-01-02: certificate-change-of-name-company
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Roy John George Allkin Individual · British · DOB 05/1975 · age 51 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares · firm interest | 01/09/2020 |
Mrs Corinne Emily Smith Individual · British · DOB 12/1984 · age 42 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares · firm interest | 01/09/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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