ACCELERATE RECRUITMENT CONSULTANCY LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
14051940 · ltd · incorporated 2022-04-19
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£279.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities of employment placement agencies
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £279,843
Cash YoY
+34%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£338k
↑ 34% YoY
Net Worth
£280k
↑ 47% YoY
Current Assets
£436k
↑ 37% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £279.8k | £190.8k |
| Current assets | £436.4k | £318.2k |
| Cash | £338.2k | £252.7k |
| Debtors | £98.2k | £65.5k |
| Net assets | £279.8k | £190.8k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-08-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-07-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-07-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-10-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-04-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-11-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-11-29📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-04-19🏢Company incorporatedAs ACCELERATE RECRUITMENT CONSULTANCY LTD
- 2022-04-19➕BIDDLE, Jordan Connor appointeddirector
- 2022-04-19➕CAIRNS-COOKE, Alistair appointeddirector
- 2022-04-19➕WOODWARD, Ben Ashley appointeddirector
- 2022-04-19📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
50/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
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
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Ben Ashley Woodward Individual · British · DOB 10/1991 · age 35 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 19/04/2022 |
Mr Alistair Cairns-Cooke Individual · British · DOB 02/1994 · age 32 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 19/04/2022 |
Mr Jordan Connor Biddle Individual · British · DOB 02/1996 · age 30 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 19/04/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-04-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC78109 — Other activities of employment placement agencies
Registered office
Suite 3 The Octagon Caerphilly Business Park
Van Road
Caerphilly
CF83 3ED
Wales
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-02
Last: 2026-04-18
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
BIDDLE, Jordan Connor→
Activedirector · ~30y · appointed 2022-04-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CAIRNS-COOKE, Alistair→
Activedirector · ~32y · appointed 2022-04-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WOODWARD, Ben Ashley→
Activedirector · ~35y · appointed 2022-04-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (16 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-11-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-18
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-11-29