ACCOUNTANTS ENGLAND LTD

🌳Matureactive
08941648 · ltd · incorporated 2014-03-17
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 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Bookkeeping activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
40 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£4k£7k£11k£14k£18kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets—£14.6k
Current assets—£17.8k
Cash—£14.0k
Net assets—£14.6k
Average employees200—

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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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-04-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2025-04-07
    ➕
    SHORT, Martin John appointed
    director
  5. 2024-12-13
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  6. 2024-12-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2024-12-12
    ➖
    SHORT, Martin John resigned
    director
  8. 2024-10-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2024-10-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2024-10-01
    ➖
    SHORT, Allys Claudia resigned
    director
  11. 2024-10-01
    ➕
    SHORT, Martin John appointed
    director
  12. 2024-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-08-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2023-03-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2023-03-15
    ➖
    SHORT, Martin John resigned
    director
  16. 2023-02-28
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2023-02-28
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2023-02-28
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  19. 2023-02-25
    ➕
    SHORT, Helen Ann appointed
    director
  20. 2023-02-25
    ➖
    SHORT, Helen Ann resigned
    secretary
  21. 2022-11-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2022-02-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  23. 2022-02-15
    ➕
    SHORT, Allys Claudia appointed
    director
  24. 2021-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  25. 2021-03-29
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  26. 2021-03-29
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  27. 2021-03-19
    ➕
    SHORT, Helen Ann appointed
    secretary
  28. 2020-12-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  29. 2014-03-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACCOUNTANTS ENGLAND LTD
  30. 2014-03-17
    ➕
    SHORT, Martin John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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
Ms Leila Rosannah Short
Individual · British · DOB 06/1991 · age 35
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Ms Allys Claudia Short
Individual · British · DOB 11/1996 · age 30
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Helen Ann Shortceased 16/03/2021· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2014-03-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69202 — Bookkeeping activities

Registered office

3 Preston Parade
Seasalter
Whitstable
CT5 4AA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-15
Last: 2025-12-01

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

SHORT, Helen Ann→
director · ~64y · appointed 2023-02-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SHORT, Martin John→
director · ~68y · appointed 2025-04-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SHORT, Helen Ann→
secretary · appointed 2021-03-19 · resigned 2023-02-25
Resigned
SHORT, Allys Claudia→
director · ~30y · appointed 2022-02-15 · resigned 2024-10-01
Resigned
SHORT, Martin John→
director · ~68y · appointed 2024-10-01 · resigned 2024-12-12
Resigned
SHORT, Martin John→
director · ~68y · appointed 2014-03-17 · resigned 2023-03-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (40 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-08
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-12-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-02-28