ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES (BOLTON) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04960273 · ltd · incorporated 2003-11-11
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
£214.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
67 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £214,443
Cash YoY
+14%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£183k
↑ 14% YoY
Net Worth
£214k
↑ 5.5% YoY
Current Assets
£208k
↑ 7.4% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£43k£86k£129k£172k£214kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£342.6k£327.4k
Current assets£207.7k£193.4k
Cash£183.5k£161.2k
Debtors£24.3k£32.1k
Net assets£214.4k£203.2k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-31
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  3. 2023-08-31
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-08-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-02-05
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2020-02-04
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2019-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-02-26
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    address · AD01
  11. 2018-10-02
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    address · AD01
  12. 2018-08-31
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-08-29
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-08-30
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-03-08
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  16. 2013-11-12
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    HUSSAIN, Mohammed Shabir appointed
    director
  17. 2013-11-12
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    HUSSAIN, Mohammed Shabir resigned
    director
  18. 2007-06-01
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    HUSSAIN, Shugufta Parveen appointed
    secretary
  19. 2007-06-01
    ➕
    HUSSAIN, Shugufta Parveen appointed
    director
  20. 2007-06-01
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    HUSSAIN, Mohammed Sarfar resigned
    secretary
  21. 2007-06-01
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    HUSSAIN, Mohammed Sarfar resigned
    director
  22. 2003-11-11
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    Company incorporated
    As ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES (BOLTON) LIMITED
  23. 2003-11-11
    ➕
    HUSSAIN, Mohammed Sarfar appointed
    secretary
  24. 2003-11-11
    ➕
    HUSSAIN, Mohammed Shabir appointed
    director
  25. 2003-11-11
    ➕
    HUSSAIN, Mohammed Sarfar appointed
    director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mohammed Shabir Hussain
Individual · British · DOB 10/1975 · age 51
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2003-11-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

47 Loxham Street
Bolton
BL3 2PZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-25
Last: 2025-11-11

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

HUSSAIN, Shugufta Parveen→
secretary · appointed 2007-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HUSSAIN, Mohammed Shabir→
director · ~51y · appointed 2013-11-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HUSSAIN, Shugufta Parveen→
director · ~49y · appointed 2007-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HUSSAIN, Mohammed Sarfar→
secretary · appointed 2003-11-11 · resigned 2007-06-01
Resigned
HUSSAIN, Mohammed Shabir→
director · ~57y · appointed 2003-11-11 · resigned 2013-11-12
Resigned
HUSSAIN, Mohammed Sarfar→
director · ~48y · appointed 2003-11-11 · resigned 2007-06-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (67 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2020-02-05
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2020-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-03