ALMSWOOD ADVISORY SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

09083055 · ltd · incorporated 2014-06-12

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

—

year to Oct 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of patent and copyright agents; other legal activities

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

69201Accounting and auditing activities
69202Bookkeeping activities
69203Tax consultancy

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

Company profile

address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared

Director network

7 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

50 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-10-31	2023-10-31
Average employees	11	1100

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand

2025-07-24
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accounts · AA
2024-07-24
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accounts · AA
2024-04-04
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-27
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accounts · AA
2022-09-30
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BAILEY, Tessa Alison resigned
director
2022-09-30
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BAILEY, Zachariah Albert Arthur resigned
director
2022-09-30
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-09-30
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-09-30
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officers · TM01
2022-09-30
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officers · TM01
2022-09-16
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BAILEY, William Gordon appointed
director
2022-09-16
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officers · AP01
2022-04-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-15
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officers · TM02
2020-12-15
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officers · AP03
2020-12-04
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HATTON, Hebe appointed
secretary
2020-12-04
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BAILEY, Tessa Alison resigned
secretary
2020-06-22
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-06-09
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-06-09
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officers · CH01
2016-12-03
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BAILEY, Nathias William Walter resigned
director
2016-10-19
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BAILEY, Tessa Alison appointed
secretary
2016-10-19
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BAILEY, Nathias William Walter appointed
director
2016-10-19
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BAILEY, Tessa Alison appointed
director
2016-10-19
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BAILEY, Zachariah Albert Arthur appointed
director
2014-06-12
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Company incorporated
As ALMSWOOD ADVISORY SERVICES LIMITED
2014-06-12
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BAILEY, Robert Ian 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 69 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

29/100

Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS

primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — BAILEY, William Gordon (same surname) appointed 2022-09-16. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Robert Ian Bailey Individual · British · DOB 04/1957 · age 69	50–75%	50–75%	50-75% shares · 50-75% voting	19/10/2016
Mr William Gordon Bailey Individual · British · DOB 05/1977 · age 49	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	30/09/2022

3 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Zachariah Albert Arthur Baileyceased 01/06/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Mrs Tessa Alison Baileyceased 30/09/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Allchurch Bailey Limitedceased 18/10/2016· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

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

Incorporated2014-06-12

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC69109 — Activities of patent and copyright agents; other legal activities

Registered office

Sparrows Nest

Wood Norton

Evesham

Worcestershire

WR11 4TE

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-07-31

Last made up to: 2024-10-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-04

Last: 2025-12-21

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

HATTON, Hebe→

secretary · appointed 2020-12-04

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BAILEY, Robert Ian→

director · ~69y · appointed 2014-06-12

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Active

BAILEY, William Gordon→

director · ~49y · appointed 2022-09-16

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BAILEY, Tessa Alison→

secretary · appointed 2016-10-19 · resigned 2020-12-04

Resigned

BAILEY, Nathias William Walter→

director · ~29y · appointed 2016-10-19 · resigned 2016-12-03

Resigned

BAILEY, Tessa Alison→

director · ~61y · appointed 2016-10-19 · resigned 2022-09-30

Resigned

BAILEY, Zachariah Albert Arthur→

director · ~32y · appointed 2016-10-19 · resigned 2022-09-30

Resigned

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Recent filings (50 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-12-22

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-07-24

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-12-23

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-07-24

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2024-04-04

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-12-22

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-07-27

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-12-21

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-10-06

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-09-30

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2022-09-30

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2022-09-30

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2022-09-30

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2022-09-30

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2022-09-16