ACCOUNTS ACTION LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07339558 · ltd · incorporated 2010-08-09
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 85-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 85). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (60/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-10-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-10-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-01➕RICHMOND, Andrew David appointeddirector
- 2020-07-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-04-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2010-08-09🏢Company incorporatedAs ACCOUNTS ACTION LIMITED
- 2010-08-09➕JEREMIAH, Barbara Joan appointeddirector
- 2010-08-09➕LINNELL, Kay Catherine Sheila Hilary, Dr appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 85 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
83/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 85 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Barbara Joan Jeremiah Individual · British · DOB 11/1941 · age 85 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/01/2024 |
Dr Kay Catherine Sheila Hilary Linnell Individual · British · DOB 09/1954 · age 72 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% 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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AC RESPONSE LTD→ 12628167 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| ACCESSION HEALTHCARE CONSULTING LIMITED→ 07659505 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| ACCOUNTANT SERVICES LTD→ 12766307 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| ACCOUNTING FOR VAT LIMITED→ 03140020 · est 1995 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 30y | — | — |
| ACCOUNTING FUTURES LTD→ 16356889 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ACCOUNTSYS LIMITED→ 03798794 · est 1999 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 26y | — | — |
| ACCOUNTWISE LIMITED→ 05300578 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| ACCUSIM LTD→ 15243388 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ACE MANAGEMENT CONSULTANCY LIMITED→ 12510324 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| ACE UK ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS LTD→ 12511276 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| ACETECH ENTERPRISES LIMITED→ 04209861 · est 2001 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 24y | — | — |
| ACHIEVE CTC LTD→ 16376168 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-08-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities
Registered office
Brick Kiln Cottage
The Ave, Herriard
Basingstoke
Hampshire
RG25 2PR
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-27
Last: 2025-09-13
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
JEREMIAH, Barbara Joan→
Activedirector · ~85y · appointed 2010-08-09
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LINNELL, Kay Catherine Sheila Hilary, Dr→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2010-08-09
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RICHMOND, Andrew David→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2020-07-01
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Recent filings (39 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-10-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-10