ACACIA ACCOUNTING BUREAU LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04899145 · ltd · incorporated 2003-09-15
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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, 1 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 (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
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
65 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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 | 200 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-02📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2025-04-02📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-04-02📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-04-02📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-03-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-09-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-04-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-09➕DAY, Samuel Jordan appointeddirector
- 2022-05-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-11-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-03-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-22📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2012-09-03➖COBELLI, Michael resignedsecretary
- 2003-10-15➕DAY, Geoffrey appointeddirector
- 2003-10-15➕COBELLI, Michael appointedsecretary
- 2003-09-15🏢Company incorporatedAs ACACIA ACCOUNTING BUREAU LIMITED
- 2003-09-15➕SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-09-15➖SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-09-15➕CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2003-09-15➖CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 75 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — DAY, Samuel Jordan (same surname) appointed 2022-05-09. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Geoffrey Day Individual · British · DOB 08/1951 · age 75 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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| 1ST CONSULTANTS LIMITED→ 03708039 · est 1999 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 27y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-09-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities
Registered office
Witsend
Swallows Lane
Dial Post
West Sussex
RH13 8NN
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-29
Last: 2025-09-15
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
DAY, Geoffrey→
Activedirector · ~75y · appointed 2003-10-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DAY, Samuel Jordan→
Activedirector · ~33y · appointed 2022-05-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
COBELLI, Michael→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-10-15 · resigned 2012-09-03
SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-09-15 · resigned 2003-09-15
CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-09-15 · resigned 2003-09-15
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Recent filings (65 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-15
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2025-04-02
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-04-02
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-04-02
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-23