ACCOUNTANCY ESSEX LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08794130 · ltd · incorporated 2013-11-28
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
36 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
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| Average employees | 100 | 0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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 (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-01-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-13📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2021-05-11📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-01-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-05-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-02-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-02-01➕CLARK, Oliver David appointeddirector
- 2018-08-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-05-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2013-11-28🏢Company incorporatedAs ACCOUNTANCY ESSEX LIMITED
- 2013-11-28➕CLARK, Liane Edwina appointeddirector
Owner dependency
79/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
- +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
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Liane Edwina Clark Individual · British · DOB 11/1965 · age 61 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 01/10/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A CLARKE COMMERCIAL SERVICES LIMITED→ 10851900 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| AC FINANCIAL RECRUITMENT LIMITED→ 02955459 · est 1994 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 31y | — | — |
| AC O2C CONSULTANCY LTD→ 15718987 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ACAPELLA RECRUITMENT LIMITED→ 10908417 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| ACCELERATED DIAGNOSTICS LIMITED→ 16572761 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ACCESS CONVEYANCING SERVICES LTD→ 14006436 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ACCESS TO GROWTH LIMITED→ 02954575 · est 1994 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 31y | — | — |
| ACCLARO TAX ACCOUNTANTS LTD→ 16231803 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ACCOMPLISHED EVENTS LIMITED→ 07617212 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| ACCOUNTANCY & BOOKKEEPING LTD→ 14226616 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ACCOUNTANCY AND COSTS LAWYER SERVICES LIMITED→ 08827922 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| ACCOUNTANCY PEOPLE 4U LIMITED→ 07080231 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-11-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities
Registered office
8 The Lindens
Stock
Ingatestone
CM4 9NH
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-19
Last: 2025-11-05
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
CLARK, Liane Edwina→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2013-11-28
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CLARK, Oliver David→
Activedirector · ~29y · appointed 2019-02-01
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Recent filings (36 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-29
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-12
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-01-23