ALDINGBOURNE ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01853638 · ltd · incorporated 1984-10-09
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.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 86-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 86). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (54/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
93 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
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 (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-10-05📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-06-10📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-06-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-01-07➖CRAWFORD, William Richard resignedsecretary
- 2023-01-07➖CRAWFORD, William Richard resigneddirector
- 2022-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-09-30📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-08-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-08-23📄change-person-director-companyofficers · CH01
- 2018-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2002-05-01➕BAMFORD, Wendy Esmee, Mrs. appointeddirector
- 1984-10-09🏢Company incorporatedAs ALDINGBOURNE ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
Owner dependency
83/100
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
- +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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 86 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
96/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 86 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 42 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs. Wendy Esmee Bamford Individual · British · DOB 06/1980 · age 46 | — | — | board controlboard control | 07/01/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr William Richard Crawfordceased 07/01/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1984-10-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities
Registered office
Limmer Pond House
Church Road, Aldingbourne
Chichester
West Sussex
PO20 3TU
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-25
Last: 2025-08-11
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
BAMFORD, Wendy Esmee, Mrs.→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2002-05-01
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Active
CRAWFORD, William Richard→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2023-01-07
CRAWFORD, William Richard→
Resigneddirector · ~85y · resigned 2023-01-07
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Recent filings (93 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-10-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-10-05
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-06-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-18