ACCTURA CONTRACTING LTD

💤Zombieactive
14209339 · ltd · incorporated 2022-07-01
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.
Why now
Window steady · medium confidence
Mixed signals — 1 changes over 30 days, no clear direction yet.
  • · Filings: 23 → 24
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.

  • Filings: 2324
Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jul 2024
Net worth
£1.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
52/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: General cleaning of buildings
Sector: Administrative & support services
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 81299Other cleaning services
  • 96090Other service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed trade-services with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 52/100 (worth a look), bankability 40/100. 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, 3 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 (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
24 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
35
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
46
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,287

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£1k
Current Assets
£14k
Current Liabilities
£0£3k£6k£9k£12k£14kJul 2023Jul 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-07-312023-07-31
Total assets£55.3k
Current assets£14.5k
Net assets£1.3k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-07
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  2. 2025-04-23
    JACOBS, Lucas appointed
    director
  3. 2025-04-23
    MOURTADA, Hadi resigned
    director
  4. 2025-04-23
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2025-04-23
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2025-04-23
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2025-04-23
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2025-04-23
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2025-03-19
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2025-03-19
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2025-03-19
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2024-12-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2024-12-11
    📄
    second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP04AP01
  14. 2024-06-21
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  15. 2024-06-18
    WESTHEAD, Elizabeth Penelope, Mrs. resigned
    director
  16. 2024-06-18
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2024-06-18
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2024-06-18
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2024-06-18
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  20. 2024-06-18
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  21. 2024-04-05
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  22. 2024-04-05
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  23. 2024-04-01
    NEMCHUKOV, Konstantin resigned
    director
  24. 2024-04-01
    WESTHEAD, Elizabeth Penelope, Mrs. appointed
    director
  25. 2024-03-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  26. 2023-08-01
    MOURTADA, Hadi appointed
    director
  27. 2022-07-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACCTURA CONTRACTING LTD
  28. 2022-07-01
    NEMCHUKOV, Konstantin appointed
    director
  29. 2022-07-01
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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 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: 2026-04-30

Confirmation statement overdue
high

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

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-07

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 Lucas Jacobs
Individual · British · DOB 09/1990 · age 36
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control23/04/2025
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Hadi Mourtadaceased 23/04/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Coddan Managers Service Limitedceased 18/06/2024· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2022-07-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC81210 — General cleaning of buildings

Registered office

4 Mill Lane
London
NW6 1NS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-04-30OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-07OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-23

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

JACOBS, Lucas
director · ~36y · appointed 2025-04-23
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Active
MOURTADA, Hadi
director · ~60y · appointed 2023-08-01 · resigned 2025-04-23
Resigned
NEMCHUKOV, Konstantin
director · ~58y · appointed 2022-07-01 · resigned 2024-04-01
Resigned
WESTHEAD, Elizabeth Penelope, Mrs.
director · ~61y · appointed 2024-04-01 · resigned 2024-06-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (24 total)

gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-04-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-12
second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP04AP01
2024-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-21
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-06-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-06-18