ACCOUNTANT JOBS LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
12728638 · ltd · incorporated 2020-07-08
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 Jul 2024
Net worth
£-30.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities of employment placement agencies
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (73/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
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 · FRS 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £30,389
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£30k
Current Assets
£424
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £-30.4k |
| Current assets | £424 |
| Net assets | £-30.4k |
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
4
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
4
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-04-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-04-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-04-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-07-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-15📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-07-08🏢Company incorporatedAs ACCOUNTANT JOBS LTD
- 2020-07-08➕DAWES, Ashley Graham appointeddirector
- 2020-07-08➕DAWES, Jamie Lee appointeddirector
- 2020-07-08➕WOODWARD, Emma Louise appointeddirector
- 2020-07-08📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Jamie Lee Dawes Individual · British · DOB 06/1984 · age 42 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 08/07/2020 |
Mr Ashley Graham Dawes Individual · British · DOB 09/1956 · age 70 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 08/07/2020 |
Mrs Emma Louise Woodward Individual · British · DOB 09/1981 · age 45 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 08/07/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-07-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC78109 — Other activities of employment placement agencies
Registered office
100 Queen Street
Newton Abbot
TQ12 2EU
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-30
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-21
Last: 2025-07-07
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
DAWES, Ashley Graham→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2020-07-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DAWES, Jamie Lee→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2020-07-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WOODWARD, Emma Louise→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2020-07-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (16 total)
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-15
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-06-16