ALBANY ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04438142 · ltd · incorporated 2002-05-14
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 May 2025
Net worth
£765
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 69202Bookkeeping activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
63 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £765

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£765
↑ 5.4% YoY
Current Assets
£22k
↓ 11% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£5k£10k£15k£20k£25kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£1.1k£5.1k
Current assets£22.4k£25.3k
Net assets£765£726

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2025-02-17
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  3. 2024-02-14
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  4. 2023-02-22
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  5. 2022-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  6. 2021-03-08
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-05-15
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    officers · AP01
  8. 2020-02-20
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-01-01
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    ROBERTS, Graham John appointed
    director
  10. 2019-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-06-14
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    capital · SH01
  12. 2018-02-27
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  13. 2017-02-28
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-05-20
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2016-05-20
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    officers · CH01
  16. 2016-02-29
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2012-06-01
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    ROBERTS, Kathryn Maria resigned
    secretary
  18. 2010-06-01
    ➖
    ROBERTS, Graham John resigned
    director
  19. 2002-05-20
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    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
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  20. 2002-05-20
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
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  21. 2002-05-14
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    Company incorporated
    As ALBANY ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
  22. 2002-05-14
    ➕
    ROBERTS, Kathryn Maria appointed
    director
  23. 2002-05-14
    ➕
    ROBERTS, Kathryn Maria appointed
    secretary
  24. 2002-05-14
    ➕
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2002-05-14
    ➕
    ROBERTS, Graham John appointed
    director
  26. 2002-05-14
    ➕
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Kathryn Maria Roberts
Individual · British · DOB 04/1969 · age 57
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2002-05-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

48-52 Penny Lane
Mossley Hill
Liverpool
L18 1DG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-28
Last: 2026-05-14

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

ROBERTS, Graham John→
director · ~57y · appointed 2020-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROBERTS, Kathryn Maria→
director · ~57y · appointed 2002-05-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROBERTS, Kathryn Maria→
secretary · appointed 2002-05-14 · resigned 2012-06-01
Resigned
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-05-14 · resigned 2002-05-20
Resigned
ROBERTS, Graham John→
director · ~57y · appointed 2002-05-14 · resigned 2010-06-01
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-05-14 · resigned 2002-05-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (63 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-03
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accounts · AA
2026-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-17
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-14
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-22
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-02-20