A & L ACCOUNTANCY LIMITED
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. 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.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 300 | 300 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 1 address
- • 1 address
- • 1 address
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-02-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-10-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-27📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2017-11-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-08📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2006-10-03➕BRINDLEY, Ami Lee appointedsecretary
- 2006-10-03➖MILLER, Leonard resignedsecretary
- 2006-10-03➖MILLER, Leonard resigneddirector
- 2004-02-09🏢Company incorporatedAs A & L ACCOUNTANCY LIMITED
- 2004-02-09➕MANSER, Avril Mary appointeddirector
- 2004-02-09➕MILLER, Leonard appointedsecretary
- 2004-02-09➕MILLER, Leonard appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Annika Brindley Individual · British · DOB 03/1985 · age 41 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 02/12/2019 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Ms Avril Mary Manserceased 02/12/2019· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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