AAB AUDIT & ACCOUNTANCY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

03475109 · ltd · incorporated 1997-12-02

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

77/100

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 acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 7 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

8 live charges · 7 lenders · oldest 12.5y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 12.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 7 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 38/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

8 charges (8/8 with lender, 8/8 with type)

Directors & officers

35 officers (13 active, 35 linked, 29 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

18 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

158 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 5 mortgage

Last 180 days

filings

• 5 mortgage
• 3 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (96 events)Click to expand

2026-03-20
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mortgage · MR01
2026-03-19
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Charge registered #8
Lender: Ares Management Limited
2026-03-05
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mortgage · MR04
2026-03-05
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mortgage · MR04
2026-03-05
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mortgage · MR04
2026-03-05
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mortgage · MR04
2026-03-05
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Charge satisfied #7
2026-03-05
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Charge satisfied #6
2026-03-05
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Charge satisfied #5
2026-03-05
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Charge satisfied #4
2025-12-29
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accounts · AA
2025-12-09
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officers · AP01
2025-12-04
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officers · AP01
2025-12-03
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officers · AP01
2025-11-19
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MITCHELL, Derek Sinclair appointed
director
2025-11-19
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PENMAN, Graeme appointed
director
2025-11-19
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RAJA, Jai appointed
director
2025-06-03
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officers · AP01
2025-06-03
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officers · TM01
2025-05-23
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DANIELS, Helen Louise appointed
director
2025-05-23
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PRESTON, Ross Muir resigned
director
2025-03-05
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change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-03-05
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change-of-name · CONNOT
2025-01-22
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officers · TM01
2025-01-22
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officers · TM01
2025-01-22
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officers · TM01
2025-01-22
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officers · TM01
2025-01-22
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officers · TM01
2025-01-22
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officers · AP01
2025-01-22
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officers · AP01
2025-01-20
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CAMPBELL, Teresa Margaret appointed
director
2025-01-20
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MASSON, Christopher Scott appointed
director
2025-01-20
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DAM, Gunhild Skovgaard resigned
director
2025-01-20
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DANIELS, Helen Louise resigned
director
2025-01-20
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HUNT, James resigned
director
2025-01-20
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NAYLOR, Katharine resigned
director
2025-01-20
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SEAMAN, Susan Catherine resigned
director
2024-12-30
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accounts · AA
2024-12-24
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mortgage · MR01
2024-12-24
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Charge registered #7
Lender: Glas Trust Corporation Limited
2024-12-06
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HIGGINS, Gavin Stewart appointed
director
2024-12-06
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officers · AP01
2024-07-01
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DANIELS, Helen Louise appointed
director
2023-12-19
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JONES, Christopher Winston resigned
director
2023-05-24
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TAYLOR, Scott Allan resigned
director
2023-04-21
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Glas Trust Corporation Limited
2023-04-18
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BEADLE, Fergus Wesley resigned
director
2023-04-01
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DAM, Gunhild Skovgaard appointed
director
2023-02-06
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PRESTON, Ross Muir appointed
director
2023-01-04
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TAYLOR, Scott Allan appointed
director

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Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-12 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

2 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Name changed 2 times

medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-03-05: certificate-change-of-name-company; 2025-03-05: change-of-name-notice

Group structure

Pioneer Bidco Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Pioneer Bidco Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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AAB AUDIT & ACCOUNTANCY LIMITED

This company · 03475109

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Pioneer Bidco Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	26/10/2021

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Christopher Winston Jonesceased 26/10/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Mr John Robert Beeversceased 26/10/2021· 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

Incorporated1997-12-02

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

Gresham House

5 - 7 St Pauls Street

Leeds

West Yorkshire

LS1 2JG

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-16

Last: 2025-12-02