A J ACCOUNTING SOLUTIONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03763373 · ltd · incorporated 1999-04-30
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
£41.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -88% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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 (3 active, 8 linked, 7 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
83 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £41,768
Cash draining
Cash down 88% YoY
Cash YoY
-88%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1k
↓ 88% YoY
Net Worth
£42k
↑ 5.2% YoY
Current Assets
£42k
↑ 5.1% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£8k£17k£25k£34k£42kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£41.8k£39.7k
Current assets£41.9k£39.9k
Cash£1.0k£8.3k
Debtors£40.9k£31.5k
Net assets£41.8k£39.7k

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

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2025-10-14
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    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-10-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-10-01
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    FLEXTON, Jennifer Mary resigned
    director
  5. 2025-10-01
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    LANGSTON, Doreen Susan resigned
    director
  6. 2025-08-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2025-08-15
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  8. 2025-07-01
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  9. 2025-01-09
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  10. 2024-01-02
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  11. 2022-12-22
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  12. 2021-12-02
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  13. 2021-01-06
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  14. 2019-10-22
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  15. 2018-09-18
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  16. 2018-01-11
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  17. 2016-09-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2015-07-09
    ➖
    FOWLER, Darren James resigned
    director
  19. 2015-07-09
    ➖
    MULFORD, Leigh Charles resigned
    director
  20. 2010-12-01
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    MULFORD, Leigh Charles appointed
    director
  21. 2008-05-01
    ➕
    FOWLER, Darren James appointed
    director
  22. 2007-08-01
    ➕
    FLEXTON, Jennifer Mary appointed
    director
  23. 2007-08-01
    ➕
    LANGSTON, Doreen Susan appointed
    director
  24. 2003-06-05
    ➕
    LANGSTON, John David appointed
    director
  25. 2002-12-01
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    DOUBLEDAY, Geoffrey John Renshaw resigned
    director
  26. 1999-04-30
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    Company incorporated
    As A J ACCOUNTING SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  27. 1999-04-30
    ➕
    FLEXTON, Charles John appointed
    secretary
  28. 1999-04-30
    ➕
    FLEXTON, Charles John appointed
    director
  29. 1999-04-30
    ➕
    DOUBLEDAY, Geoffrey John Renshaw appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 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 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: FLEXTON, Jennifer Mary resigned 2025-10-01; LANGSTON, Doreen Susan resigned 2025-10-01

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Charles John Flexton
Individual · British · DOB 01/1946 · age 80
——board controlboard control01/04/2017
Mr John David Langston
Individual · British · DOB 06/1946 · age 80
——board controlboard control01/04/2017

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
Incorporated1999-04-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Foxglove Cottage Perry Green
Perry Green
Much Hadham
Hertfordshire
SG10 6EF
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-20
Last: 2025-08-06

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

FLEXTON, Charles John→
secretary · appointed 1999-04-30
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Active
FLEXTON, Charles John→
director · ~80y · appointed 1999-04-30
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Active
LANGSTON, John David→
director · ~80y · appointed 2003-06-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DOUBLEDAY, Geoffrey John Renshaw→
director · ~77y · appointed 1999-04-30 · resigned 2002-12-01
Resigned
FLEXTON, Jennifer Mary→
director · ~70y · appointed 2007-08-01 · resigned 2025-10-01
Resigned
FOWLER, Darren James→
director · ~55y · appointed 2008-05-01 · resigned 2015-07-09
Resigned
LANGSTON, Doreen Susan→
director · ~79y · appointed 2007-08-01 · resigned 2025-10-01
Resigned
MULFORD, Leigh Charles→
director · ~52y · appointed 2010-12-01 · resigned 2015-07-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (83 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-13