ACCOUNTANTS FOR TRADERS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09059275 · ltd · incorporated 2014-05-28
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£85.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 69203Tax consultancy
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: high (83/100)

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

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
37 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 £85,590
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£2k
~ YoY
Net Worth
£86k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£95k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£19k£38k£57k£76k£95kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£85.6k£85.6k
Current assets£95.3k£95.3k
Cash£2.5k£2.5k
Debtors£92.8k£92.8k
Net assets£85.6k£85.6k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
5
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-04-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-04-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2026-04-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-12-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2024-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-08-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-07-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2020-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-09-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2018-09-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2018-07-01
    ➕
    WARD, Caroline Frances appointed
    director
  19. 2018-06-30
    ➖
    MASON, Wesley Stuart Leonard resigned
    director
  20. 2014-05-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACCOUNTANTS FOR TRADERS LIMITED
  21. 2014-05-28
    ➕
    PALMER, Malcolm Calvin appointed
    director
  22. 2014-05-28
    ➕
    MASON, Wesley Stuart Leonard appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Malcolm Calvin Palmer
Individual · British · DOB 01/1967 · age 59
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
Incorporated2014-05-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

Nepicar House
London Road
Wrotham Heath
Kent
TN15 7RS
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-22
Last: 2026-05-08

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

PALMER, Malcolm Calvin→
director · ~59y · appointed 2014-05-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WARD, Caroline Frances→
director · ~45y · appointed 2018-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MASON, Wesley Stuart Leonard→
director · ~48y · appointed 2014-05-28 · resigned 2018-06-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-28
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-12-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-18