A. FOX ACCOUNTANTS FOR BUSINESS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05609835 · ltd · incorporated 2005-11-02
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£476
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 70). 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, 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
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
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
63 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £476

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£476
↑ 833% YoY
Current Assets
£21k
↓ 21% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£5k£11k£16k£22k£27kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£476£51
Current assets£21.3k£27.1k
Net assets£476£51

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-29
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    FOX, Ann Catherine appointed
    director
  4. 2024-05-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2023-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-11-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-03-09
    ➕
    FOX, Ann Catherine appointed
    secretary
  9. 2021-03-09
    ➖
    FOX, Ainsley resigned
    secretary
  10. 2021-03-09
    ➖
    FOX, Ann Catherine resigned
    director
  11. 2021-03-09
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  12. 2021-03-09
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  13. 2021-03-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2020-09-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2020-06-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-11-04
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  17. 2019-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-10-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2018-10-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  21. 2018-10-09
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  22. 2005-11-02
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    Company incorporated
    As A. FOX ACCOUNTANTS FOR BUSINESS LIMITED
  23. 2005-11-02
    ➕
    FOX, Ainsley appointed
    director
  24. 2005-11-02
    ➕
    FOX, Ainsley appointed
    secretary
  25. 2005-11-02
    ➕
    UKF SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2005-11-02
    ➖
    UKF SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2005-11-02
    ➕
    FOX, Ann Catherine appointed
    director
  28. 2005-11-02
    ➕
    UKF NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  29. 2005-11-02
    ➖
    UKF NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
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 70 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 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ainsley Fox
Individual · British · DOB 01/1956 · age 70
75–100%
—75-100% 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
Incorporated2005-11-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

2 Lingfield Grange
Sutton Coldfield
B74 3GB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-16
Last: 2025-11-02

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

FOX, Ann Catherine→
secretary · appointed 2021-03-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FOX, Ainsley→
director · ~70y · appointed 2005-11-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FOX, Ann Catherine→
director · ~70y · appointed 2024-05-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FOX, Ainsley→
secretary · appointed 2005-11-02 · resigned 2021-03-09
Resigned
UKF SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-11-02 · resigned 2005-11-02
Resigned
FOX, Ann Catherine→
director · ~70y · appointed 2005-11-02 · resigned 2021-03-09
Resigned
UKF NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2005-11-02 · resigned 2005-11-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (63 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-12
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-03-09
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2021-03-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-02