ACCELERATE RACING LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
14819364 · ltd · incorporated 2023-04-21
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
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Ready-made interactive leisure and entertainment software development
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company 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 (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
11 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.
Key financials
1 year 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 | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 400 |
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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-17📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-06-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-06-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-02-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-21📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-06-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-05-31➕MCCAFFREY, Paul Benjamin appointeddirector
- 2023-04-21🏢Company incorporatedAs ACCELERATE RACING LIMITED
- 2023-04-21➕PINDER, John Philip appointeddirector
- 2023-04-21📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr John Philip Pinder Individual · British · DOB 08/1971 · age 55 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 21/04/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-04-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62011 — Ready-made interactive leisure and entertainment software development
Registered office
143 Burton Road
Lincoln
LN1 3LN
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-17
Last: 2025-06-03
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
MCCAFFREY, Paul Benjamin→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2024-05-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PINDER, John Philip→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2023-04-21
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Recent filings (11 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-27
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-21
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-01-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-30
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-04-21