A K ACCOUNTANCY LTD

🌳Matureactive
04709933 · ltd · incorporated 2003-03-25
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 Mar 2025
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
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 (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
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
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
59 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees100100

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2023-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-01-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2021-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2021-03-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2020-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-11-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-08-01
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  13. 2019-07-22
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  14. 2018-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2003-03-28
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    GREEN, Anna Katrine appointed
    secretary
  17. 2003-03-28
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    GREEN, Anna Katrine appointed
    director
  18. 2003-03-28
    ➕
    WOOLLETT, Mark Edward appointed
    director
  19. 2003-03-27
    ➖
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  20. 2003-03-27
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  21. 2003-03-25
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    Company incorporated
    As A K ACCOUNTANCY LTD
  22. 2003-03-25
    ➕
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2003-03-25
    ➕
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

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 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Anna Katrine Green
Individual · British · DOB 03/1966 · age 60
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mr Mark Edward Woollett
Individual · British · DOB 09/1953 · age 73
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2003-03-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

74 Longford
Yate
Bristol
BS37 4JW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-08
Last: 2026-03-25

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

GREEN, Anna Katrine→
secretary · appointed 2003-03-28
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Active
GREEN, Anna Katrine→
director · ~60y · appointed 2003-03-28
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Active
WOOLLETT, Mark Edward→
director · ~73y · appointed 2003-03-28
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Active
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-03-25 · resigned 2003-03-27
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-03-25 · resigned 2003-03-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (59 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-03-18