ACCOUNTANCY (COMPUTER) SERVICES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08307266 · ltd · incorporated 2012-11-26
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 2026
Net worth
£1.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Bookkeeping activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £1,100
Net assets shrinking
Down £103,739 YoY
Cash YoY
-3%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£112k
↓ 2.6% YoY
Net Worth
£1k
↓ 99% YoY
Current Assets
£112k
↓ 6.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2026-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.1k | £105.2k |
| Current assets | £111.6k | £119.5k |
| Cash | £111.6k | £114.6k |
| Debtors | £0 | £5.0k |
| Net assets | £1.1k | £104.8k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 accounts
- • 1 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2026-02-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-02-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-07-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-03-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2015-06-01➕WALDON, Linda Marie appointeddirector
- 2012-11-26🏢Company incorporatedAs ACCOUNTANCY (COMPUTER) SERVICES LIMITED
- 2012-11-26➕WALDON, Alfred John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
86/100
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 age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
79/100
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 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Alfred John Waldon Individual · British · DOB 04/1950 · age 76 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Linda Marie Waldon Individual · British · DOB 11/1953 · age 73 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-11-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69202 — Bookkeeping activities
Registered office
Linden Tree House
Brettenham Road
Buxhall
Suffolk
IP14 3DY
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-09
Last: 2025-11-25
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
WALDON, Alfred John→
Activedirector · ~76y · appointed 2012-11-26
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WALDON, Linda Marie→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 2015-06-01
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Recent filings (35 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-05-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-11-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-09-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-03-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-12-09