ALAN GRAY AND SONS ACCOUNTANTS LTD

🌳Matureactive
07594962 · ltd · incorporated 2011-04-07
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
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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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 69202Bookkeeping activities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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, 2 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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
40 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30

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.

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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 (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-12-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2021-03-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-06-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2020-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-06-06
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2018-06-06
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    officers · TM01
  13. 2018-05-24
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    GRAY, Alan resigned
    director
  14. 2018-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-11-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2017-11-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2017-10-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2014-05-01
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    GRAY, Keith Alan appointed
    director
  19. 2011-04-13
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    GRAY, George Andrew appointed
    secretary
  20. 2011-04-07
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    Company incorporated
    As ALAN GRAY AND SONS ACCOUNTANTS LTD
  21. 2011-04-07
    ➕
    GRAY, George Andrew appointed
    director
  22. 2011-04-07
    ➕
    GRAY, Alan appointed
    director

Owner dependency

99/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "GRAY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr George Andrew Gray
Individual · English · DOB 05/1965 · age 61
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Keith Alan Gray
Individual · English · DOB 11/1970 · age 56
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Alan Grayceased 24/05/2018· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2011-04-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

Earl Grey Two Town Hall Chambers
High Street East
Wallsend
Tyne & Wear
NE28 7AT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-08
Last: 2025-09-24

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

GRAY, George Andrew→
secretary · appointed 2011-04-13
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Active
GRAY, George Andrew→
director · ~61y · appointed 2011-04-07
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Active
GRAY, Keith Alan→
director · ~56y · appointed 2014-05-01
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Active
GRAY, Alan→
director · ~82y · appointed 2011-04-07 · resigned 2018-05-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (40 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-20