ADDISON ACCOUNTING LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06554076 · ltd · incorporated 2008-04-03
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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, 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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
47 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-12-28📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2015-04-06➕ADDISON, Deborah appointeddirector
- 2008-04-03🏢Company incorporatedAs ADDISON ACCOUNTING LIMITED
- 2008-04-03➕ADDISON, Deborah appointedsecretary
- 2008-04-03➕ADDISON, Neal Graham appointeddirector
Owner dependency
91/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ADDISON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mrs Deborah Addison Individual · British · DOB 04/1975 · age 51 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 31/03/2020 |
Mr Neal Graham Addison Individual · British · DOB 12/1974 · age 52 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 31/03/2020 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Neal Graham Addisonceased 31/03/2020· 50-75% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| A F CONTRACTORS 2022 LTD→ 11254511 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| A. EMERSON CONSULTANCY LTD→ 11589681 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| A.D. DRAWING SERVICES LIMITED→ 07780088 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| ACTIVE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 03630066 · est 1998 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 27y | — | — |
| ACUITY INTERNATIONAL CONSULTING LTD→ 12654254 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| ADAM DANIAL ENGINEERING SERVICES LTD→ 15270240 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ADAM LAW UK LIMITED→ 16386167 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ADAPTIMISE CONSULTING LIMITED→ 11368932 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ADEY HOLDINGS LIMITED→ 04369331 · est 2002 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 24y | — | — |
| ADHART CONSULTING LTD→ 17014684 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ADM SHINE ANALYTICS LIMITED→ 13002792 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| ADM SHINE RANGES LIMITED→ 13003367 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-04-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities
Registered office
Greystones
289 Forest Road
Woodhouse
Leicestershire
LE12 8TZ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-13
Last: 2026-03-30
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
Active
ADDISON, Deborah→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2015-04-06
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ADDISON, Neal Graham→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2008-04-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (47 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-12-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-28