S&W PARTNERS AUDIT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04469576 · ltd · incorporated 2002-06-25

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 23.7y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

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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

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

69203Tax consultancy

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. 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 (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 23.7y

65/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 23.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: low (49/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

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

Directors & officers

100 officers (54 active, 100 linked, 93 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

476 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 mortgage

Last 90 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 mortgage
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 7 officers
• 4 capital
• 1 mortgage

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (173 events)Click to expand

2026-05-18
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mortgage · MR04
2026-05-18
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Charge satisfied #1
2026-04-27
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officers · RP01AP01
2026-04-08
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officers · AP01
2026-04-08
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officers · TM01
2026-03-31
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ADKINS, Alexander James appointed
director
2026-02-24
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capital · SH01
2026-02-24
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officers · AP01
2026-02-19
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DYMOND, Andrew Paul appointed
director
2026-02-18
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officers · AP01
2026-02-16
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ROBERTSON, Neil Andrew appointed
director
2026-01-21
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capital · SH06
2026-01-21
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capital · SH03
2026-01-13
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capital · SH10
2026-01-05
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officers · TM01
2025-12-31
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HARDY, Nigel James resigned
director
2025-12-19
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HUNTER, Craig Campbell appointed
director
2025-12-19
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officers · AP01
2025-12-15
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VAULKS, Christopher appointed
director
2025-12-15
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officers · AP01
2025-11-11
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officers · TM01
2025-11-07
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capital · SH10
2025-11-03
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WOOD, Keith appointed
director
2025-11-03
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officers · AP01
2025-10-08
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HORNBY, Andrew James appointed
director
2025-10-08
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officers · AP01
2025-09-23
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officers · AP01
2025-09-22
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-17
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-16
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officers · AP01
2025-09-12
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TAMKIN, Gary Robert appointed
director
2025-09-05
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BARNETT, Britney appointed
director
2025-09-05
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PENGELLEY, Oliver Charles Hugh appointed
director
2025-09-05
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officers · CH01
2025-09-03
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-03
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officers · AP01
2025-08-21
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HARRIS, Simon Thomas appointed
director
2025-07-18
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SARKAR, Sagar appointed
director
2025-06-19
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JONES, David Edward resigned
director
2025-05-23
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HALE, Stephen Charles resigned
director
2025-05-16
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EL KHALIDI, Margaret resigned
director
2025-05-09
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NEWTON, Edward Joseph appointed
director
2025-04-17
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COOK, Neil resigned
director
2025-03-24
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KIDDY, Victoria Jane appointed
director
2025-03-04
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BULMER, Donna Marie resigned
director
2025-01-29
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BARNETT, Melanie Jayne appointed
secretary
2025-01-29
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DAVIES, Charlotte resigned
secretary
2024-09-20
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FLETCHER, Jeff Martin resigned
director
2024-08-05
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HOWARTH, John Paul Patrick appointed
director
2024-08-02
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BARTON, Matthew Thomas appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 173 events

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-53 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.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
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: HARDY, Nigel James resigned 2025-12-31; JONES, David Edward resigned 2025-06-19

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2002-06-25

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

45 Gresham Street

London

EC2V 7BG

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-19

Last: 2026-04-05