ALLENS ACCOUNTANTS LTD.

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04383314 · ltd · incorporated 2002-02-27

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

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£815.8k

book net assets

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 bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 16.9y

45/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 16.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

17 officers (9 active, 17 linked, 15 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

102 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

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £815,799

Cash YoY

-19%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£545k

↓ 19% YoY

Net Worth

£816k

↑ 16% YoY

Current Assets

£1.8m

↑ 2.4% YoY

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£869.6k	£841.9k
Current assets	£1.76M	£1.71M
Cash	£545.1k	£676.9k
Debtors	£941.3k	£1.04M
Net assets	£815.8k	£705.4k

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand

2025-12-31
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accounts · AA
2024-12-27
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accounts · AA
2023-12-28
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accounts · AA
2022-12-28
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accounts · AA
2021-12-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-29
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accounts · AA
2020-12-10
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officers · TM01
2020-12-09
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LEAH, Philip Geoffrey resigned
director
2020-09-15
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officers · TM02
2020-08-31
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DAWSON, Pamela Jean, Mrs. resigned
secretary
2020-03-12
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officers · CH01
2019-12-24
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accounts · AA
2019-07-08
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capital · SH08
2019-07-08
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2019-06-24
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officers · AP01
2019-06-19
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SMITH, Damien George appointed
director
2018-12-19
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accounts · AA
2017-12-18
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accounts · AA
2017-06-15
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MCMULLAN, Dean Michael appointed
director
2017-06-15
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SANGSTER, Michael James appointed
director
2017-06-15
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SCOTT, Paul Matthew appointed
director
2016-12-21
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COLLIER, Philip Edward resigned
director
2016-12-21
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DAWSON, Richard Godfrey, Mr. resigned
director
2013-12-18
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SHEEHAN, John resigned
director
2011-04-02
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SMITH, Damien George resigned
director
2011-04-01
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SMITH, Damien George appointed
director
2011-01-04
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WRIGHT, Paul James appointed
director
2010-12-01
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BURTON, David Gregory resigned
director
2009-08-10
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Charge registered #1
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2009-03-31
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BURTON, David Gregory appointed
director
2008-07-14
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SHEEHAN, John appointed
director
2008-07-01
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ROBERTSON, Andrew Joseph appointed
director
2007-06-01
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FURNESS, Benjamin Herbert appointed
director
2007-06-01
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COLLIER, Philip Edward appointed
director
2004-12-01
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LEAH, Philip Geoffrey appointed
director
2002-07-01
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HORROCKS, Paul Neil appointed
director
2002-02-27
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Company incorporated
As ALLENS ACCOUNTANTS LTD.
2002-02-27
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LEIGH, Simon John, Mr. appointed
director
2002-02-27
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DAWSON, Pamela Jean, Mrs. appointed
secretary
2002-02-27
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CHETTLEBURGHS SECRETARIAL LTD appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-02-27
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CHETTLEBURGHS SECRETARIAL LTD resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-02-27
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DAWSON, Richard Godfrey, Mr. appointed
director

Owner dependency

50/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-9 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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.)

Group structure

Allens Accountants (Holdings) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Allens Accountants (Holdings) Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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ALLENS ACCOUNTANTS LTD.

This company · 04383314

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
Allens Accountants (Holdings) Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares · firm interest	30/06/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2002-02-27

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

123 Wellington Road South

Stockport

Cheshire

SK1 3TH

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-29

Last: 2026-03-15