ACCOUNTING HORIZON (UK) LTD
Opportunity 78/100 (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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £11.1k | £9.4k |
| Current assets | £9.6k | £8.8k |
| Cash | £1.5k | — |
| Debtors | £8.1k | — |
| Net assets | £11.1k | £9.4k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-14📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-08-13📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-02-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-06📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-08-16📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-02-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-28📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2021-08-17📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2014-05-27🏢Company incorporatedAs ACCOUNTING HORIZON (UK) LTD
- 2014-05-27➕DURAISAMY, Rajaratnam appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Rajaratnam Duraisamy Individual · Sri Lankan · DOB 10/1962 · age 64 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 27/05/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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