ADD- WORTH ACCOUNTANCY LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
12410447 · ltd · incorporated 2020-01-17
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£-34.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 69202Bookkeeping activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. 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
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £33,967
High leverage
Liabilities are 100% of total assets
Leverage
100%
Liabilities / Total assets
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£34k
↑ 45% YoY
Current Assets
£78k
↑ 82% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £80.8k | £44.2k |
| Current assets | £78.5k | £43.2k |
| Net assets | £-34.0k | £-61.9k |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-01-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-11-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-11-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-11-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-11-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-06-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-06-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-06-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-09-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-09-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-09-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-09-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-09-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-09-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-01-17🏢Company incorporatedAs ADD- WORTH ACCOUNTANCY LTD
- 2020-01-17➕BOTT, Charles Hulton appointeddirector
- 2020-01-17➕BOTT, Maria Elizabeth appointeddirector
Owner dependency
86/100
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 age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Charles Hulton Bott Individual · British · DOB 07/1954 · age 72 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 17/01/2020 |
Mrs Maria Elizabeth Bott Individual · British · DOB 05/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 17/01/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-01-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities
Registered office
Bloxham Mill Business Centre Barford Rd
Bloxham
Banbury
Oxfordshire
OX15 4FF
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-28
Last: 2026-01-14
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BOTT, Charles Hulton→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2020-01-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BOTT, Maria Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2020-01-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (30 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-01-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-08