ACCOUNTANCY WORKS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05184766 · ltd · incorporated 2004-07-20
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 18.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 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
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 69203Tax consultancy
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 18.2y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 18.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
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
60 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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 | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | — | 0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 miscellaneous
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 miscellaneous
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 miscellaneous
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-21📄legacymiscellaneous · RP01PSC01
- 2026-05-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-04-01➕TAKHAR, Baljit Singh appointeddirector
- 2025-11-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-31📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-20➕TAKHAR, Kuldip Kaur appointeddirector
- 2019-09-19➖TAKHAR, Baljit Singh resigneddirector
- 2019-09-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2008-03-27🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2005-03-11➕TAKHAR, Kuldip Kaur appointedsecretary
- 2005-03-11➕TAKHAR, Baljit Singh appointeddirector
- 2004-07-20🏢Company incorporatedAs ACCOUNTANCY WORKS LIMITED
- 2004-07-20➕HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-07-20➖HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-07-20➕HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2004-07-20➖HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
74/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Baljit Singh Takhar Individual · British · DOB 04/1967 · age 59 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.D. DIRECTION LIMITED→ 12117793 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| ACS BESPOKE ENGINEERING LIMITED→ 16312252 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ACTEA CONSULTANCY LTD→ 17081160 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ACTIVELY ENGAGED CONSULTANCY LTD→ 12244545 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| ACTIVITY SUPPLIES LIMITED→ 15977194 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ACTL HOLDINGS LIMITED→ 14146398 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ACTON BRANDS LIMITED→ 12819778 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| ACTS TRADERS LTD→ 11579526 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ADAM DYSON ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED→ 08363160 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-07-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities
Registered office
Nishkam Centre 6 Soho Road
Handsworth
Birmingham
B21 9BH
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-17
Last: 2025-07-03
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
TAKHAR, Kuldip Kaur→
Activesecretary · appointed 2005-03-11
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TAKHAR, Baljit Singh→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2026-04-01
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TAKHAR, Kuldip Kaur→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2019-09-20
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HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-07-20 · resigned 2004-07-20
TAKHAR, Baljit Singh→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2005-03-11 · resigned 2019-09-19
HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-07-20 · resigned 2004-07-20
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 27/03/2008 | — |
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Recent filings (60 total)
legacy
miscellaneous · RP01PSC01
2026-05-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-14