A & R ACCOUNTANCY LIMITED
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- 69202Bookkeeping activities
- 69203Tax consultancy
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).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 19.8y
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.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
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 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-22📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-06-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-06-09➖ORMONDROYD, Andrew Derek resignedsecretary
- 2022-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-12-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-12-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2020-12-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-11-30➖BLEASBY, Roger Nicholas resigneddirector
- 2019-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2006-09-19🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2006-03-24🏢Company incorporatedAs A & R ACCOUNTANCY LIMITED
- 2006-03-24➕ORMONDROYD, Andrew Derek appointeddirector
- 2006-03-24➕ORMONDROYD, Andrew Derek appointedsecretary
- 2006-03-24➕RWL REGISTRARS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-03-24➖RWL REGISTRARS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-03-24➕BLEASBY, Roger Nicholas appointeddirector
- 2006-03-24➕RWL DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2006-03-24➖RWL DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- 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
cleanGroup structure
Fjc Accountancy Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Fjc Accountancy Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 30/11/2020 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 19/09/2006 | — |