ACCOUNTING CENTRE EYNSHAM LTD

🌳Matureactive
04488675 · ltd · incorporated 2002-07-17
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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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 with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
74 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-05-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-10-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2022-10-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2022-10-17
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  7. 2022-07-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-09-24
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2021-07-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2020-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-09-15
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-09-21
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2002-07-22
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    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
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  18. 2002-07-22
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
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  19. 2002-07-17
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    Company incorporated
    As ACCOUNTING CENTRE EYNSHAM LTD
  20. 2002-07-17
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    KAVANAGH, Kevin, Dr appointed
    secretary
  21. 2002-07-17
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    KAVANAGH, Janette Sheila appointed
    director
  22. 2002-07-17
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    KAVANAGH, Kevin, Dr appointed
    director
  23. 2002-07-17
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    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2002-07-17
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — 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 73 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 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Janette Sheila Kavanagh
Individual · British · DOB 04/1955 · age 71
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/01/2021
Dr Kevin Kavanagh
Individual · British · DOB 02/1953 · age 73
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/06/2016

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
Incorporated2002-07-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

36 Hill Rise
Woodstock
OX20 1AB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-05
Last: 2025-06-21

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

KAVANAGH, Kevin, Dr→
secretary · appointed 2002-07-17
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Active
KAVANAGH, Janette Sheila→
director · ~71y · appointed 2002-07-17
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Active
KAVANAGH, Kevin, Dr→
director · ~73y · appointed 2002-07-17
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Active
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-07-17 · resigned 2002-07-22
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-07-17 · resigned 2002-07-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (74 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-17
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-10-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-27