A & R ACCOUNTANCY LIMITED

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05756295 · ltd · incorporated 2006-03-24
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£46.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 69202Bookkeeping activities
  • 69203Tax consultancy
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). 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 (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 19.8y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 19.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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, 3 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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
61 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £46,733
Net assets shrinking
Down £4,876 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£47k
↓ 9.4% YoY
Current Assets
£161k
↓ 1.1% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£33k£65k£98k£130k£163kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£100.4k£81.8k
Current assets£160.8k£162.7k
Net assets£46.7k£51.6k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-31
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-22
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  5. 2023-06-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2023-06-09
    ORMONDROYD, Andrew Derek resigned
    secretary
  7. 2022-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-12-11
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2020-12-11
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2020-12-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  13. 2020-12-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2020-11-30
    BLEASBY, Roger Nicholas resigned
    director
  15. 2019-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-12-20
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  18. 2006-09-19
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  19. 2006-03-24
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    Company incorporated
    As A & R ACCOUNTANCY LIMITED
  20. 2006-03-24
    ORMONDROYD, Andrew Derek appointed
    director
  21. 2006-03-24
    ORMONDROYD, Andrew Derek appointed
    secretary
  22. 2006-03-24
    RWL REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2006-03-24
    RWL REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2006-03-24
    BLEASBY, Roger Nicholas appointed
    director
  25. 2006-03-24
    RWL DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  26. 2006-03-24
    RWL DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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.)

Group structure

Fjc Accountancy Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Fjc Accountancy Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
A & R ACCOUNTANCY LIMITED
This company · 05756295

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Fjc Accountancy Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75-100% shares30/11/2020
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Roger Nicholas Bleasbyceased 30/11/2020· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Andrew Derek Ormondroydceased 30/11/2020· 50-75% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-03-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

Tarn House, 77 High Street
Yeadon
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS19 7SP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-07
Last: 2026-03-24

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

ORMONDROYD, Andrew Derek
director · ~58y · appointed 2006-03-24
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Active
ORMONDROYD, Andrew Derek
secretary · appointed 2006-03-24 · resigned 2023-06-09
Resigned
RWL REGISTRARS LIMITED
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-03-24 · resigned 2006-03-24
Resigned
BLEASBY, Roger Nicholas
director · ~66y · appointed 2006-03-24 · resigned 2020-11-30
Resigned
RWL DIRECTORS LIMITED
corporate-director · appointed 2006-03-24 · resigned 2006-03-24
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property19/09/2006
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Recent filings (61 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-06-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-12-11