AAC ACCOUNTANTS LTD

🌳Matureactive
03322839 · ltd · incorporated 1997-02-24
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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, 1 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 (2 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
81 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees200200

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

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 (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-01-02
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2021-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-12-31
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  9. 2019-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-04-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2018-03-31
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    ADAMS, Graham John resigned
    director
  13. 2017-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-04-04
    ➕
    RAY, Kathryn Ellen appointed
    director
  15. 2017-04-04
    ➕
    RAY, Mark John appointed
    director
  16. 2017-04-04
    ➖
    ADAMS, Sandra Victoria resigned
    director
  17. 2017-04-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2017-04-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2017-04-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2015-02-01
    ➕
    ADAMS, Graham John appointed
    director
  21. 2010-02-23
    ➖
    ADAMS, Sandra Victoria resigned
    secretary
  22. 2010-02-23
    ➖
    ADAMS, Graham John resigned
    director
  23. 2010-02-23
    ➕
    ADAMS, Sandra Victoria appointed
    director
  24. 1997-02-25
    ➕
    ADAMS, Sandra Victoria appointed
    secretary
  25. 1997-02-25
    ➖
    ASHBURTON REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 1997-02-25
    ➕
    ADAMS, Graham John appointed
    director
  27. 1997-02-25
    ➖
    AR NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 1997-02-24
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    Company incorporated
    As AAC ACCOUNTANTS LTD
  29. 1997-02-24
    ➕
    ASHBURTON REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 1997-02-24
    ➕
    AR NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

66/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mark John Ray
Individual · British · DOB 07/1966 · age 60
75–100%
—75-100% shares04/04/2017
Mrs Kathryn Ellen Ray
Individual · British · DOB 01/1963 · age 63
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/01/2022
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Graham John Adamsceased 04/04/2017· 25-50% shares
  • Mrs Sandra Victoria Adamsceased 04/04/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated1997-02-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

Rycroft School Road
Broughton
Huntingdon
Cambs
PE28 3AT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-14
Last: 2025-12-31

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

RAY, Kathryn Ellen→
director · ~63y · appointed 2017-04-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RAY, Mark John→
director · ~60y · appointed 2017-04-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ADAMS, Sandra Victoria→
secretary · appointed 1997-02-25 · resigned 2010-02-23
Resigned
ASHBURTON REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-02-24 · resigned 1997-02-25
Resigned
ADAMS, Graham John→
director · ~82y · appointed 2015-02-01 · resigned 2018-03-31
Resigned
ADAMS, Graham John→
director · ~82y · appointed 1997-02-25 · resigned 2010-02-23
Resigned
ADAMS, Sandra Victoria→
director · ~83y · appointed 2010-02-23 · resigned 2017-04-04
Resigned
AR NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-02-24 · resigned 1997-02-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (81 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-31
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2020-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-06