ACCOUNTANTS CROYDON LIMITED
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-16🏢Company incorporatedAs ACCOUNTANTS CROYDON LIMITED
- 2020-01-16➕COHEN, Graham appointeddirector
- 2020-01-16➕PHUA, Bob Cheng Loong appointeddirector
- 2020-01-16📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Bob Cheng Loong Phua Individual · Malaysian · DOB 09/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 16/01/2020 |
Mr Graham Cohen Individual · British · DOB 09/1947 · age 79 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 16/01/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
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