ACCOUNTS (UK) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04031729 · ltd · incorporated 2000-07-11
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
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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
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. 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, 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
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
81 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.

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Average employees600600

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-23
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2024-07-23
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2024-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-03-06
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  7. 2023-03-06
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  8. 2023-02-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-01-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2023-01-01
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    JOHNSON, James Derek resigned
    director
  11. 2021-09-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-07-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2021-07-21
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    COWGILL, Liam James appointed
    director
  14. 2020-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-10-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-08-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-04-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2016-05-09
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    COWGILL, Anne Elizabeth appointed
    director
  20. 2000-11-30
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    JOHNSON, James Derek appointed
    director
  21. 2000-07-23
    ➕
    COWGILL, Anne Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  22. 2000-07-23
    ➕
    COWGILL, Stuart appointed
    director
  23. 2000-07-14
    ➖
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2000-07-14
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2000-07-11
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    Company incorporated
    As ACCOUNTS (UK) LIMITED
  26. 2000-07-11
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    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2000-07-11
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — COWGILL, Liam James (same surname) appointed 2021-07-21. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Liam James Cowgill
Individual · British · DOB 07/1985 · age 41
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/02/2023
Mr Stuart Cowgill
Individual · British · DOB 06/1958 · age 68
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Anne Elizabeth Cowgill
Individual · British · DOB 12/1957 · age 69
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr James Derek Johnsonceased 31/01/2023· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2000-07-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

19 Park Road
Lytham St. Annes
Lancashire
FY8 1PW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-25
Last: 2025-07-11

Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)

COWGILL, Anne Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2000-07-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COWGILL, Anne Elizabeth→
director · ~69y · appointed 2016-05-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COWGILL, Liam James→
director · ~41y · appointed 2021-07-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COWGILL, Stuart→
director · ~68y · appointed 2000-07-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-07-11 · resigned 2000-07-14
Resigned
JOHNSON, James Derek→
director · ~62y · appointed 2000-11-30 · resigned 2023-01-01
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-07-11 · resigned 2000-07-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (81 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-07-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-20
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2023-03-06
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2023-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-01-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-07-22