ACCURATE CURTIS LTD

💤Zombieactive
13415953 · ltd · incorporated 2021-05-24
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
year to May 2023
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
52/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other building completion and finishing
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed admin-neglect survivor — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 52/100 (worth a look), bankability 45/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
10 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
52/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
40
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
46
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2022May 2023

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2023-05-312022-05-31
Average employees0100

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
  1. 2024-09-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-20
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-08-03
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2024-07-26
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-07-16
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2021-05-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACCURATE CURTIS LTD
  8. 2021-05-24
    CURTIS, Darren John appointed
    director
  9. 2021-05-24
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

95/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CURTIS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 5 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some 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

2 high · 1 low
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2025-02-28

Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2025-05-24

Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Darren John Curtis
Individual · British · DOB 06/1977 · age 49
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control24/05/2021

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-05-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43390 — Other building completion and finishing

Registered office

17 Clarendon Road
Watford
WD17 1JR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2025-02-28OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2023-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2025-05-24OVERDUE
Last: 2024-05-10

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

CURTIS, Darren John
director · ~49y · appointed 2021-05-24
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Recent filings (10 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-20
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-08-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-26
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-06
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-05-24