ACCOUNTING4CONTRACTORS LTD

🌳Matureactive
08297561 · ltd · incorporated 2012-11-19
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
year to Nov 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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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
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
59 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Nov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Average employees400600

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
5
filings
  • 4 officers
  • 1 address
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • 4 officers
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-03-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2026-03-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2026-03-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2026-03-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2025-11-25
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2025-10-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2025-10-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2025-10-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2025-09-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2025-09-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2024-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2024-05-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2023-12-15
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  15. 2023-12-15
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2023-11-20
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    officers · AP01
  17. 2023-11-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2023-11-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2023-10-09
    KANAGASUNDARAM, Wijay appointed
    director
  20. 2023-10-09
    MOHAMED, Ifthikar appointed
    director
  21. 2023-10-09
    SILVA, Suneth appointed
    director
  22. 2023-09-22
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  23. 2023-09-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  24. 2023-09-20
    GUY, Christopher Charles resigned
    director
  25. 2023-07-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  26. 2023-07-07
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    change-person-director-company
    officers · CH01
  27. 2020-04-01
    GUY, Christopher Charles appointed
    director
  28. 2019-10-31
    BAKER, Natasha Jane resigned
    director
  29. 2012-11-19
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    Company incorporated
    As ACCOUNTING4CONTRACTORS LTD
  30. 2012-11-19
    GUY, Esther Amelia appointed
    director
  31. 2012-11-19
    BAKER, Natasha Jane appointed
    director

Owner dependency

40/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

43/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Group structure

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

🏛️
Wis Accountancy Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
ACCOUNTING4CONTRACTORS LTD
This company · 08297561

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
Wis Accountancy Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control09/10/2023
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Esther Amelia Guyceased 09/10/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Mrs Natasha Jane Bakerceased 31/10/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2012-11-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

29 C/O A4c - Wis Accountancy, Raven House
Linkfield Lane
Redhill
Surrey
RH1 1SS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-06
Last: 2025-09-22

Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)

GUY, Esther Amelia
director · ~51y · appointed 2012-11-19
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Active
KANAGASUNDARAM, Wijay
director · ~47y · appointed 2023-10-09
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Active
MOHAMED, Ifthikar
director · ~49y · appointed 2023-10-09
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Active
SILVA, Suneth
director · ~47y · appointed 2023-10-09
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Active
BAKER, Natasha Jane
director · ~59y · appointed 2012-11-19 · resigned 2019-10-31
Resigned
GUY, Christopher Charles
director · ~54y · appointed 2020-04-01 · resigned 2023-09-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (59 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-22