ALEXANDER-CHURCHILL ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09929866 · ltd · incorporated 2015-12-24
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
£73.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Tax consultancy
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 1.6y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 1.6 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
36 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £73,763
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£74k
↑ 23% YoY
Current Assets
£181k
↓ 21% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-30 | 2024-03-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £80.0k | £73.5k |
| Current assets | £180.9k | £228.3k |
| Net assets | £73.8k | £59.8k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-01-02📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-24🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Colin Leslie Harold Alexander
- 2024-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-04-15➕SAHDRA, Jagbir Singh appointeddirector
- 2023-12-27📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-11-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-30📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-01➖ALEXANDER, Richard resigneddirector
- 2017-10-06➕ALEXANDER, Richard appointeddirector
- 2015-12-24🏢Company incorporatedAs ALEXANDER-CHURCHILL ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED
- 2015-12-24➕ALEXANDER, Colin appointeddirector
Owner dependency
88/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ALEXANDER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
71/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Colin Alexander Individual · British · DOB 04/1946 · age 80 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 01/07/2018 |
Mr Jagbir Singh Sahdra Individual · British · DOB 02/1989 · age 37 | — | — | board controlboard control | 15/04/2024 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Richard Alexanderceased 01/04/2018· board control
- Mr Colin Alexanderceased 06/10/2017· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-12-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69203 — Tax consultancy
Registered office
70 The Broadway
Chesham
HP5 1EG
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-03
Last: 2025-12-20
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
ALEXANDER, Colin→
Activedirector · ~80y · appointed 2015-12-24
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SAHDRA, Jagbir Singh→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2024-04-15
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ALEXANDER, Richard→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2017-10-06 · resigned 2018-04-01
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Colin Leslie Harold Alexander | A registered charge | 1 property | 24/12/2024 | — |
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Recent filings (36 total)
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-02
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-05
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-12-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-31