ACCU-TECH SYSTEMS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC223891 · ltd · incorporated 2001-10-03
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
£413.2k
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
—
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Technical testing and analysis
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: conservative operator with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
13 officers (3 active, 13 linked, 8 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
101 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Profitable
Profit before tax £25,632

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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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 · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-31
Turnover£413.2k
Gross profit£248.3k
Operating profit£4.7k
Profit before tax£25.6k
Average employees300

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 2 address
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-22
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    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  2. 2026-01-08
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2026-01-08
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2026-01-08
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  5. 2025-12-11
    ➕
    CSC CLS (UK) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  6. 2025-12-11
    ➖
    PETERKINS, SOLICITORS resigned
    corporate-secretary
  7. 2025-09-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-09-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-01-09
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  10. 2024-01-08
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2023-07-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-06-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-12-22
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2021-12-22
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  15. 2021-04-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-10-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-04-21
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2020-04-21
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2020-04-14
    ➕
    GLADYSZ, Lisa Marie, M/S appointed
    director
  20. 2020-04-01
    ➖
    MCHALE, James resigned
    director
  21. 2019-05-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2014-06-18
    ➕
    MCHALE, James appointed
    director
  23. 2014-02-12
    ➖
    DIMARIA, Peter resigned
    director
  24. 2013-04-11
    ➖
    BRODERS, Christopher resigned
    director
  25. 2013-03-19
    ➖
    HEMBERY, David Mark resigned
    director
  26. 2011-11-22
    ➖
    GALLO, Ronald resigned
    director
  27. 2010-04-13
    ➖
    LEE, Michael resigned
    director
  28. 2010-02-28
    ➕
    GALLO, Ronald appointed
    director
  29. 2010-02-28
    ➕
    LEE, Michael appointed
    director
  30. 2004-10-06
    ➖
    HEMBERRY, David Mark resigned
    secretary
  31. 2004-10-06
    ➕
    PETERKINS, SOLICITORS appointed
    corporate-secretary
  32. 2003-09-15
    ➕
    HEMBERRY, David Mark appointed
    secretary
  33. 2003-09-15
    ➖
    PETERKINS, SOLICITORS resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  34. 2001-12-12
    ➕
    DUGGAN, Darren appointed
    director
  35. 2001-12-12
    ➕
    BRODERS, Christopher appointed
    director
  36. 2001-12-12
    ➕
    DIMARIA, Peter appointed
    director
  37. 2001-12-12
    ➕
    HEMBERY, David Mark appointed
    director
  38. 2001-12-12
    ➖
    PETERKINS SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  39. 2001-10-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACCU-TECH SYSTEMS LIMITED
  40. 2001-10-03
    ➕
    PETERKINS, SOLICITORS appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  41. 2001-10-03
    ➕
    PETERKINS SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

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

Group structure

Amano Corporation is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Amano Corporation
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
⬇
ACCU-TECH SYSTEMS LIMITED
This company · SC223891

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Amano Corporation
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Accu - Time Systems, Incceased 06/04/2016· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-10-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC71200 — Technical testing and analysis

Registered office

1 George Square
Glasgow
G2 1AL
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-24
Last: 2026-01-10

Officers (3 active · 10 resigned)

CSC CLS (UK) LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2025-12-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DUGGAN, Darren→
director · ~58y · appointed 2001-12-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GLADYSZ, Lisa Marie, M/S→
director · ~55y · appointed 2020-04-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HEMBERRY, David Mark→
secretary · appointed 2003-09-15 · resigned 2004-10-06
Resigned
PETERKINS, SOLICITORS→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2004-10-06 · resigned 2025-12-11
Resigned
PETERKINS, SOLICITORS→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-10-03 · resigned 2003-09-15
Resigned
BRODERS, Christopher→
director · ~75y · appointed 2001-12-12 · resigned 2013-04-11
Resigned
DIMARIA, Peter→
director · ~69y · appointed 2001-12-12 · resigned 2014-02-12
Resigned
GALLO, Ronald→
director · ~63y · appointed 2010-02-28 · resigned 2011-11-22
Resigned
HEMBERY, David Mark→
director · ~65y · appointed 2001-12-12 · resigned 2013-03-19
Resigned
LEE, Michael→
director · ~75y · appointed 2010-02-28 · resigned 2010-04-13
Resigned
MCHALE, James→
director · ~77y · appointed 2014-06-18 · resigned 2020-04-01
Resigned
PETERKINS SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-10-03 · resigned 2001-12-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (101 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-26
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2026-01-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-08
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-01-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-07