ACCIDON'T LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC196265 · ltd · incorporated 1999-05-18
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other transportation support activities
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 22.8y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 22.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
82 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.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years 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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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| Total assets | — | £1.61M |
| Current assets | — | £1.54M |
| Cash | — | £501.7k |
| Debtors | — | £1.04M |
| Net assets | — | £1.51M |
| Average employees | 8 | — |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-29📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2020-02-25📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2020-02-25📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2019-06-03📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2019-06-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-06-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-12-28📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2018-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-20📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2018-08-14📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2018-03-31➖WILLIAMSON, Peter Anthony resigneddirector
- 2015-03-19🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2003-08-29🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2003-07-11🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 1999-05-18🏢Company incorporatedAs ACCIDON'T LIMITED
- 1999-05-18➕JOHNSTON, Alexander Simon Arthur Yuill appointedsecretary
- 1999-05-18➕JOHNSTON, Alexander Simon Arthur Yuill appointeddirector
- 1999-05-18➕PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-05-18➖PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-05-18➕WILLIAMSON, Peter Anthony appointeddirector
- 1999-05-18➕PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1999-05-18➖PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1999-05-18➕PETER TRAINER COMPANY SERVICES LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1999-05-18➖PETER TRAINER COMPANY SERVICES LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
93/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
85/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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 Alexander Simon Arthur Yuill Johnston Individual · British · DOB 10/1965 · age 61 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 01/06/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Peter Anthony Williamsonceased 31/03/2018· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-05-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC52290 — Other transportation support activities
Registered office
1875 Great Western Road
Glasgow
G13 2YD
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-01
Last: 2025-05-18
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
JOHNSTON, Alexander Simon Arthur Yuill→
Activesecretary · appointed 1999-05-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
JOHNSTON, Alexander Simon Arthur Yuill→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 1999-05-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-05-18 · resigned 1999-05-18
WILLIAMSON, Peter Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 1999-05-18 · resigned 2018-03-31
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-05-18 · resigned 1999-05-18
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SERVICES LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-05-18 · resigned 1999-05-18
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 29/08/2003 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 11/07/2003 | 19/03/2015 |
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Recent filings (82 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-03-23
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2020-02-29
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2020-02-25