ACCOUNTING 4 LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09290838 · ltd · incorporated 2014-10-31
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
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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
  • 69202Bookkeeping activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong 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 (77/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
44 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 accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-03-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-03-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-07-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-05-20
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2022-05-20
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2022-05-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2022-05-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2022-04-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2021-11-16
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    LOCKWOOD, Sharon Marie appointed
    director
  11. 2021-11-16
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  12. 2021-11-16
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    officers · AP01
  13. 2020-12-07
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    officers · TM02
  14. 2020-11-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-10-30
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    CODD, Sharon Marie resigned
    secretary
  16. 2020-01-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-10-10
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  19. 2018-10-01
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    CODD, Sharon Marie appointed
    secretary
  20. 2018-08-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  21. 2018-08-18
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    CODD, Sharon resigned
    director
  22. 2018-06-01
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    CODD, Sharon appointed
    director
  23. 2017-05-25
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    EYRE, Sharon Marie resigned
    director
  24. 2016-12-01
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    LOCKWOOD, Gerald appointed
    director
  25. 2015-11-01
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    EYRE, John Jeffrey resigned
    director
  26. 2015-09-01
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    EYRE, John Jeffrey appointed
    director
  27. 2014-10-31
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    Company incorporated
    As ACCOUNTING 4 LIMITED
  28. 2014-10-31
    ➕
    EYRE, Sharon Marie appointed
    director

Owner dependency

74/100
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 64 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +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 64. 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Sharon Marie Lockwood
Individual · British · DOB 09/1963 · age 63
50–75%
—50-75% shares20/05/2022
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Gerald Lockwoodceased 20/05/2022· significant influence · trust interest · firm interest
  • Mrs Sharon Marie Eyreceased 16/05/2018· 75-100% 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
Incorporated2014-10-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

47 Eshlands Brook
Barnsley
S71 5SH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-11
Last: 2026-04-27

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

LOCKWOOD, Gerald→
director · ~64y · appointed 2016-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LOCKWOOD, Sharon Marie→
director · ~63y · appointed 2021-11-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CODD, Sharon Marie→
secretary · appointed 2018-10-01 · resigned 2020-10-30
Resigned
CODD, Sharon→
director · ~63y · appointed 2018-06-01 · resigned 2018-08-18
Resigned
EYRE, John Jeffrey→
director · ~63y · appointed 2015-09-01 · resigned 2015-11-01
Resigned
EYRE, Sharon Marie→
director · ~63y · appointed 2014-10-31 · resigned 2017-05-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (44 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-05
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accounts · AA
2025-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-05-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-05-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-05-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-04-28
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-11-16