AIRE VALLEY ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES LIMITED

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08671905 · ltd · incorporated 2013-09-02
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£24.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
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: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £24,180

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£24k
↑ 1167% YoY
Current Assets
£32k
↑ 211% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£6k£13k£19k£26k£32kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£30.0k£1.9k
Current assets£32.4k£10.4k
Net assets£24.2k£1.9k

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-06-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-02-09
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    capital-alter-shares-subdivision
    capital · SH02
  6. 2023-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-06-26
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-06-17
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-09-07
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-05-31
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2013-09-02
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    Company incorporated
    As AIRE VALLEY ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
  17. 2013-09-02
    TAYLOR, Louise Marion appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Louise Taylor
Individual · British · DOB 05/1977 · age 49
75100%
75-100% shares02/09/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-09-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

29 Station Road
Steeton
Keighley
BD20 6RL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-16
Last: 2025-09-02

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

TAYLOR, Louise Marion
director · ~49y · appointed 2013-09-02
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Recent filings (28 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-10
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2024-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-23