A MORTON ACCOUNTANTS (BRIDGNORTH) LTD
🌳Matureactive
10200767 · ltd · incorporated 2016-05-26
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£12.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £12,376
Net assets shrinking
Down £21,376 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£12k
↓ 63% YoY
Current Assets
£28k
↓ 28% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £12.5k | £33.8k |
| Current assets | £28.3k | £39.3k |
| Net assets | £12.4k | £33.8k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-24➕ANDERSON, Paige appointedsecretary
- 2025-04-24📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2024-06-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-05-28📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-05-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-05-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-05-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-05-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-05-22➕ANDERSON, Simon James appointeddirector
- 2024-05-22➕CLIFFORD, Matthew Adrian appointeddirector
- 2024-05-22➕DAVIES, Scott William appointeddirector
- 2024-05-22➖MORTON, Andrew resigneddirector
- 2024-01-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-26🏢Company incorporatedAs A MORTON ACCOUNTANTS (BRIDGNORTH) LTD
- 2016-05-26➕MORTON, Andrew appointeddirector
Owner dependency
50/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Sms Holdings (Ludlow) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Sms Holdings (Ludlow) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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A MORTON ACCOUNTANTS (BRIDGNORTH) LTD
This company · 10200767
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sms Holdings (Ludlow) Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 22/05/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Andrew Mortonceased 22/05/2024· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-05-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities
Registered office
Taxassist Accountants First Floor Offices
114b Corve Street
Ludlow
Shropshire
SY8 1DJ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-08
Last: 2026-05-25
Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)
Active
ANDERSON, Simon James→
Activedirector · ~31y · appointed 2024-05-22
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CLIFFORD, Matthew Adrian→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2024-05-22
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DAVIES, Scott William→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2024-05-22
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MORTON, Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2016-05-26 · resigned 2024-05-22
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Recent filings (29 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-04
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-05-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-05-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-20