ACCOUNTANCY & ADVICE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02785349 · ltd · incorporated 1993-02-01
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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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£2
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 69203Tax consultancy
  • 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 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
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
91 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £2
Very low cash
Cash position: £2
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£2
~ YoY
Net Worth
£2
~ YoY
Current Assets
£2
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£0£1£1£2£2Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£2£2
Current assets£2£2
Cash£2£2
Net assets£2£2

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-01-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-01-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-04-12
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2016-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-02-09
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-01-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-01-14
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 1999-02-05
    ➕
    KING, Neil Maurice appointed
    secretary
  17. 1999-02-05
    ➕
    KING, Neil Maurice appointed
    director
  18. 1999-02-05
    ➕
    OLIVER, Rachel Mary appointed
    director
  19. 1999-02-05
    ➖
    ROSS, Neil Grant resigned
    secretary
  20. 1999-02-05
    ➖
    ROSS, Alice Margaret resigned
    director
  21. 1999-02-05
    ➖
    ROSS, Neil Grant resigned
    director
  22. 1993-02-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACCOUNTANCY & ADVICE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES LIMITED
  23. 1993-02-01
    ➕
    ROSS, Neil Grant appointed
    secretary
  24. 1993-02-01
    ➕
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 1993-02-01
    ➖
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 1993-02-01
    ➕
    ROSS, Alice Margaret appointed
    director
  27. 1993-02-01
    ➕
    ROSS, Neil Grant appointed
    director
  28. 1993-02-01
    ➕
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 1993-02-01
    ➖
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    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 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 33 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Neil Maurice King
Individual · British · DOB 01/1967 · age 59
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1993-02-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

The Greenhouse
106-108 Ashbourne Road
Derby
DE22 3AG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-28
Last: 2026-01-14

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

KING, Neil Maurice→
secretary · appointed 1999-02-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KING, Neil Maurice→
director · ~59y · appointed 1999-02-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
OLIVER, Rachel Mary→
director · ~58y · appointed 1999-02-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROSS, Neil Grant→
secretary · appointed 1993-02-01 · resigned 1999-02-05
Resigned
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1993-02-01 · resigned 1993-02-01
Resigned
ROSS, Alice Margaret→
director · ~90y · appointed 1993-02-01 · resigned 1999-02-05
Resigned
ROSS, Neil Grant→
director · ~90y · appointed 1993-02-01 · resigned 1999-02-05
Resigned
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1993-02-01 · resigned 1993-02-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (91 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-01-18