ACCUDRIVE LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
14829377 · ltd · incorporated 2023-04-26
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£-1.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £1,160
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£1k
↓ 13% YoY
Current Assets
£5k
↑ 66% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-1.2k | £-1.0k |
| Current assets | £4.9k | £3.0k |
| Net assets | £-1.2k | £-1.0k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal 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
3
filings
- • 2 miscellaneous
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 2 miscellaneous
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 miscellaneous
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-24📄legacymiscellaneous · RPCH01
- 2026-04-24📄legacymiscellaneous · RPCH01
- 2025-06-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-05-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-05-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-05-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-05-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-05-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-04-26🏢Company incorporatedAs ACCUDRIVE LTD
- 2023-04-26➕RUTTER, Paul Jeremy appointeddirector
- 2023-04-26➕RUTTER, Sarah Felicity appointeddirector
- 2023-04-26📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Paul Jeremy Rutter Individual · British · DOB 04/1961 · age 65 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 26/04/2023 |
Mrs Sarah Felicity Rutter Individual · British · DOB 06/1960 · age 66 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 26/04/2023 |
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
Incorporated2023-04-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Greenside
1 Tudhoe Village
Spennymoor
DL16 6LA
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-22
Last: 2026-04-08
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
RUTTER, Paul Jeremy→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2023-04-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RUTTER, Sarah Felicity→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2023-04-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (14 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-29
legacy
miscellaneous · RPCH01
2026-04-24
legacy
miscellaneous · RPCH01
2026-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-05-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-05-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-18
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-04-26