ACCURA MEASUREMENT LIMITED

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SC322109 · ltd · incorporated 2007-04-24
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 18.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to May 2025
Net worth
£5.47M
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 18.9y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 18.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
61 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £5,474,452
Cash YoY
+21%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£4.9m
↑ 21% YoY
Net Worth
£5.5m
↑ 10% YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£1.1m£2.2m£3.3m£4.4m£5.5mMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Cash£4.93M£4.08M
Net assets£5.47M£4.97M

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

4 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 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-05-09
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  6. 2023-05-05
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  7. 2023-05-03
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  8. 2023-05-03
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  9. 2023-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-03-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-02-07
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  16. 2017-10-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2017-02-06
    CORRIGAN, Arlene Margaret appointed
    director
  18. 2011-11-16
    MCDONALD, Neil appointed
    director
  19. 2008-05-14
    STRONACHS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2008-05-14
    STRONACHS resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2007-05-30
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  22. 2007-05-03
    NEILSON, Ewan Craig resigned
    nominee-director
  23. 2007-04-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACCURA MEASUREMENT LIMITED
  24. 2007-04-24
    CORRIGAN, Alexander Reid appointed
    director
  25. 2007-04-24
    STRONACHS appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2007-04-24
    NEILSON, Ewan Craig appointed
    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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alexander Reid Corrigan
Individual · British · DOB 09/1967 · age 59
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Ms Arlene Margaret Corrigan
Individual · British · DOB 08/1968 · age 58
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2007-04-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC77390 — Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods n.e.c.

Registered office

28 Albyn Place
Aberdeen
AB10 1YL
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-08
Last: 2025-04-24

Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)

STRONACHS SECRETARIES LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-05-14
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Active
CORRIGAN, Alexander Reid
director · ~59y · appointed 2007-04-24
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Active
CORRIGAN, Arlene Margaret
director · ~58y · appointed 2017-02-06
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Active
MCDONALD, Neil
director · ~60y · appointed 2011-11-16
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Active
STRONACHS
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-04-24 · resigned 2008-05-14
Resigned
NEILSON, Ewan Craig
nominee-director · ~68y · appointed 2007-04-24 · resigned 2007-05-03
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Bond & floating charge1 property30/05/2007
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Recent filings (61 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-27
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2023-05-09
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-05-05
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-05-03
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-26