ACCOUNTSAIDE (YORKSHIRE) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08480473 · ltd · incorporated 2013-04-09
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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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£104
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does

Day-to-day, this Yorkshire-based practice most likely handles bookkeeping, tax returns, and financial accounts preparation for small businesses and individuals, operating as a local accountancy firm serving the Castleford area.

Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 69202Bookkeeping activities
  • 69203Tax consultancy
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 70). 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, 3 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 (4 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
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
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £104
Net assets shrinking
Down £19 YoY
Cash YoY
-22%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£51k
↓ 22% YoY
Net Worth
£104
↓ 15% YoY
Current Assets
£79k
↓ 14% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£18k£37k£55k£74k£92kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£104£123
Current assets£78.9k£92.1k
Cash£50.9k£65.6k
Debtors£28.1k£26.5k
Net assets£104£123

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-01-23
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-01-30
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-01-15
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-01-25
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-01-28
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-05-05
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    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2016-01-31
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-05-02
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-01-07
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2013-04-09
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    Company incorporated
    As ACCOUNTSAIDE (YORKSHIRE) LIMITED
  17. 2013-04-09
    ➕
    CLOUGH, Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  18. 2013-04-09
    ➕
    CLOUGH, Dennis appointed
    director
  19. 2013-04-09
    ➕
    CLOUGH, Elizabeth appointed
    director
  20. 2013-04-09
    ➕
    HOLLICK, Daniel James appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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

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 Dennis Clough
Individual · British · DOB 08/1968 · age 58
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Elizabeth Clough
Individual · British · DOB 03/1956 · age 70
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-04-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

18 Wesley Street
Castleford
WF10 1AE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-23
Last: 2026-04-09

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

CLOUGH, Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2013-04-09
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Active
CLOUGH, Dennis→
director · ~58y · appointed 2013-04-09
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Active
CLOUGH, Elizabeth→
director · ~70y · appointed 2013-04-09
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Active
HOLLICK, Daniel James→
director · ~43y · appointed 2013-04-09
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Active

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Recent filings (27 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-01-25