ACCORD BUSINESS PARTNERSHIPS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC371102 · ltd · incorporated 2010-01-13
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2024
Net worth
£724.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Temporary employment agency activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 78300Human resources provision and management of human resources functions
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 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
14 officers (4 active, 14 linked, 13 with DOB)
89
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
66 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £724,855

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£725k
↑ 569% YoY
Current Assets
£1.5m
↑ 99% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£302k£603k£905k£1.2m£1.5mAug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets£1.12M£562.4k
Current assets£1.51M£756.6k
Net assets£724.9k£108.4k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (43 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-17
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  2. 2025-06-20
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  3. 2025-06-19
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2025-06-19
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2025-06-18
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  6. 2025-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2025-01-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2024-12-23
    ➖
    CARRINGTON, Neil resigned
    director
  9. 2024-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-10-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2023-10-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2023-08-09
    ➕
    WALLACE, Suzanne appointed
    director
  13. 2023-05-31
    ➖
    BALLANTYNE, Claire resigned
    director
  14. 2023-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-09-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2022-08-11
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    BALLANTYNE, Claire appointed
    director
  17. 2022-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2021-02-15
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    MACKENZIE, Donald Sween appointed
    secretary
  20. 2021-02-15
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  21. 2021-02-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  22. 2020-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  23. 2019-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  24. 2016-08-31
    ➖
    BATTEN, Audrey resigned
    director
  25. 2015-09-01
    ➕
    HAWORTH, Ross Edward appointed
    director
  26. 2015-09-01
    ➕
    MACKENZIE, Donald Sween appointed
    director
  27. 2015-09-01
    ➕
    BATTEN, Audrey appointed
    director
  28. 2015-09-01
    ➖
    FALLA, Rudiger Michael resigned
    director
  29. 2015-09-01
    ➖
    GRIMSON, John Alexander resigned
    director
  30. 2015-09-01
    ➖
    HILTON, Leslie resigned
    director
  31. 2015-09-01
    ➖
    LE PAGE, Geoffrey Robert resigned
    director
  32. 2015-09-01
    ➖
    REID, Donna resigned
    director
  33. 2015-06-16
    ➖
    BROWN, Michael James resigned
    director
  34. 2011-02-22
    ➕
    REID, Donna appointed
    director
  35. 2010-01-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACCORD BUSINESS PARTNERSHIPS LIMITED
  36. 2010-01-13
    ➕
    BROWN, Michael James appointed
    director
  37. 2010-01-13
    ➕
    CARRINGTON, Neil appointed
    director
  38. 2010-01-13
    ➕
    FALLA, Rudiger Michael appointed
    director
  39. 2010-01-13
    ➕
    GRIMSON, John Alexander appointed
    director
  40. 2010-01-13
    ➕
    HILTON, Leslie appointed
    director
  41. 2010-01-13
    ➕
    LE PAGE, Geoffrey Robert appointed
    director
  42. 2010-01-13
    ➕
    WILLOX, Keir appointed
    director
  43. 2010-01-13
    ➖
    WILLOX, Keir resigned
    director

Owner dependency

65/100
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 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Islayskye Ltd holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

🏛️
Islayskye Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
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ACCORD BUSINESS PARTNERSHIPS LIMITED
This company · SC371102

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

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Donald Sween Mackenzie
Individual · British · DOB 04/1956 · age 70
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting29/04/2017
Mr Ross Edward Haworth
Individual · British · DOB 05/1973 · age 53
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting29/04/2017
Islayskye Ltd
Corporate entity
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting29/04/2017

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
Incorporated2010-01-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC78200 — Temporary employment agency activities

Registered office

Provender House
Waterloo Quay
Aberdeen
AB11 5BS
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-27
Last: 2025-05-13

Officers (4 active · 10 resigned)

MACKENZIE, Donald Sween→
secretary · appointed 2021-02-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HAWORTH, Ross Edward→
director · ~53y · appointed 2015-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACKENZIE, Donald Sween→
director · ~70y · appointed 2015-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WALLACE, Suzanne→
director · ~38y · appointed 2023-08-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BALLANTYNE, Claire→
director · ~40y · appointed 2022-08-11 · resigned 2023-05-31
Resigned
BATTEN, Audrey→
director · ~63y · appointed 2015-09-01 · resigned 2016-08-31
Resigned
BROWN, Michael James→
director · ~75y · appointed 2010-01-13 · resigned 2015-06-16
Resigned
CARRINGTON, Neil→
director · ~69y · appointed 2010-01-13 · resigned 2024-12-23
Resigned
FALLA, Rudiger Michael→
director · ~71y · appointed 2010-01-13 · resigned 2015-09-01
Resigned
GRIMSON, John Alexander→
director · ~82y · appointed 2010-01-13 · resigned 2015-09-01
Resigned
HILTON, Leslie→
director · ~81y · appointed 2010-01-13 · resigned 2015-09-01
Resigned
LE PAGE, Geoffrey Robert→
director · ~70y · appointed 2010-01-13 · resigned 2015-09-01
Resigned
REID, Donna→
director · ~64y · appointed 2011-02-22 · resigned 2015-09-01
Resigned
WILLOX, Keir→
director · ~55y · appointed 2010-01-13 · resigned 2010-01-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (66 total)

capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-10-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-06-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-06-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-06-19
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2025-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-09-28