ALDRIDGE TAXATION AND ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04643737 · ltd · incorporated 2003-01-21

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 Jan 2025

Net worth

£8.2k

book net assets

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

90020Support activities to performing arts

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

54 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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £8,214

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£8k

↑ 171% YoY

Current Assets

£19k

↑ 6.8% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-01-31	2024-01-31
Total assets	£8.2k	£3.0k
Current assets	£18.7k	£17.5k
Net assets	£8.2k	£3.0k

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

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 (23 events)Click to expand

2025-10-24
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2024-10-21
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2023-10-26
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2022-10-20
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2021-10-27
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2020-10-23
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2019-10-30
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2018-10-29
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2017-10-31
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accounts · AA
2016-10-28
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accounts · AA
2016-02-16
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-10-26
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accounts · AA
2015-03-03
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2014-11-04
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accounts · AA
2014-03-04
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annual-return · AR01
2013-01-20
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ALDRIDGE, Jacqueline Margaret appointed
secretary
2013-01-20
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ALDRIDGE, Mark Lionel resigned
secretary
2003-01-22
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ALDRIDGE, Mark Lionel appointed
secretary
2003-01-22
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WHITE ROSE FORMATIONS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-01-21
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Company incorporated
As ALDRIDGE TAXATION AND ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
2003-01-21
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ALDRIDGE, Jacqueline Margaret appointed
director
2003-01-21
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ALDRIDGE, Mark Lionel appointed
director
2003-01-21
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WHITE ROSE FORMATIONS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary

Owner dependency

100/100

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.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ALDRIDGE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — 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 71 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 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Mark Lionel Aldridge Individual · English · DOB 08/1957 · age 69	50–75%	—	50-75% shares	18/01/2017

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

Incorporated2003-01-21

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

Woodlands Lodge

Penfold Drive, Great Billing

Northampton

Northamptonshire

NN3 9EQ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-10-31

Last made up to: 2025-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-04

Last: 2026-01-21

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

ALDRIDGE, Jacqueline Margaret→

secretary · appointed 2013-01-20

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Active

ALDRIDGE, Jacqueline Margaret→

director · ~71y · appointed 2003-01-21

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Active

ALDRIDGE, Mark Lionel→

director · ~69y · appointed 2003-01-21

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Active

ALDRIDGE, Mark Lionel→

secretary · appointed 2003-01-22 · resigned 2013-01-20

Resigned

WHITE ROSE FORMATIONS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-01-21 · resigned 2003-01-22

Resigned

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