ACCOUNTANTS FOR SMALL BUSINESS LTD

🌳Matureactive
04011044 · ltd · incorporated 2000-06-08
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 2026
Net worth
£14.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
55 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £14,145

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£14k
Net Worth
£14k
Current Assets
£14k
Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2026-04-07
Total assets£14.1k
Current assets£14.1k
Cash£14.1k
Net assets£14.1k

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
3
filings
  • • 2 accounts
  • • 1 capital
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 accounts
  • • 1 capital
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-04-07
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2026-03-30
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  4. 2025-07-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-07-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-07-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-08-21
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-09-01
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-11-15
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    officers · AP01
  14. 2016-08-02
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-07-01
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    HALL, Anne Marie appointed
    director
  16. 2016-06-10
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2015-08-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2000-06-08
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    Company incorporated
    As ACCOUNTANTS FOR SMALL BUSINESS LTD
  19. 2000-06-08
    ➕
    HALL, Anne Marie appointed
    secretary
  20. 2000-06-08
    ➕
    HALL, Richard appointed
    director

Owner dependency

91/100
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 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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 Richard Hall
Individual · British · DOB 05/1949 · age 77
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2000-06-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

48 Kirkfield Lane
Thorner
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS14 3EP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2028-01-07
Last made up to: 2026-04-07
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-22
Last: 2025-06-08

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

HALL, Anne Marie→
secretary · appointed 2000-06-08
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HALL, Anne Marie→
director · ~80y · appointed 2016-07-01
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HALL, Richard→
director · ~77y · appointed 2000-06-08
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Recent filings (55 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-08
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-04-07
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-09