ACCOUNTANTS OF WORCESTER (AOW) LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
11299654 · ltd · incorporated 2018-04-09
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2026
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
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
Active trading company with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-03-312025-03-31

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
8
filings
  • • 3 address
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 2 officers
Last 180 days
8
filings
  • • 3 address
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 2 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-04-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2026-04-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2026-04-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2026-04-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2026-04-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2026-04-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2026-04-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2025-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-07-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-04-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  16. 2020-01-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-02-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2018-04-09
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    Company incorporated
    As ACCOUNTANTS OF WORCESTER (AOW) LTD
  19. 2018-04-09
    ➕
    CARNEY, David Paul appointed
    director
  20. 2018-04-09
    ➕
    CARNEY, Kathleen Mary appointed
    director

Owner dependency

86/100
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 78 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Paul Carney
Individual · British · DOB 09/1971 · age 55
25–50%
—25-50% shares09/04/2018
Mrs Kathleen Mary Carney
Individual · British · DOB 01/1948 · age 78
25–50%
—25-50% shares09/04/2018

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
Incorporated2018-04-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

65 Beltex Drive
Worcester
WR5 2FE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-27
Last: 2025-11-13

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

CARNEY, David Paul→
director · ~55y · appointed 2018-04-09
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Active
CARNEY, Kathleen Mary→
director · ~78y · appointed 2018-04-09
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Active

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Recent filings (26 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-05