ACCOLADE INDUSTRIAL HOLDINGS LIMITED

🌱Startupactive
16812191 · ltd · incorporated 2025-10-27
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (56/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
6 filings
60
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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 2 address
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-19
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-05-08
    THORPE, Justin Kieran appointed
    director
  3. 2026-02-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2026-02-04
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-11-03
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  6. 2025-10-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACCOLADE INDUSTRIAL HOLDINGS LIMITED
  7. 2025-10-27
    THORPE, David appointed
    director
  8. 2025-10-27
    THORPE, Gareth David appointed
    director
  9. 2025-10-27
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

78/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +Young company: Only 0.6 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

20/100
No succession signal

No meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — THORPE, Gareth David (same surname) appointed 2025-10-27. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Thorpe
Individual · British · DOB 11/1955 · age 71
sig. influencesignificant influence27/10/2025
Mr Gareth David Thorpe
Individual · British · DOB 10/1981 · age 45
sig. influencesignificant influence27/10/2025

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
Incorporated2025-10-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

Unit 17 Imex Business Park
Ormonde Street
Stoke On Trent
ST4 3NP
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-27
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-02
Last: 2026-05-19

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

THORPE, David
director · ~71y · appointed 2025-10-27
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Active
THORPE, Gareth David
director · ~45y · appointed 2025-10-27
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Active
THORPE, Justin Kieran
director · ~38y · appointed 2026-05-08
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Active

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Recent filings (6 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-04
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-11-03
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-10-27