ACCOUNTANTS247 LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
12983201 · ltd · incorporated 2020-10-29
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£22.0k
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
- 69203Tax consultancy
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 3 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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
21 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 · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £22,030
Net assets shrinking
Down £54,177 YoY
Cash YoY
+67%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£31k
↑ 67% YoY
Net Worth
£22k
↓ 71% YoY
Current Assets
£131k
↑ 74% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £22.0k | £88.2k |
| Current assets | £130.9k | £75.1k |
| Cash | £31.4k | £18.8k |
| Debtors | £94.5k | £51.3k |
| Net assets | £22.0k | £76.2k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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 (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-08-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-04📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-12-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-12-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-12-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2023-12-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-12-19➕REES, Nigel Llewellyn appointeddirector
- 2023-09-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-11-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-05-19📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-10-29🏢Company incorporatedAs ACCOUNTANTS247 LIMITED
- 2020-10-29➕DRINKWATER, James Stuart appointeddirector
- 2020-10-29➕GREEVE, Mark James appointeddirector
- 2020-10-29📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
40/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
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
Screamin' Jack Ltd holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.
🏛️significant stake
Screamin' Jack Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares · board control
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ACCOUNTANTS247 LIMITED
This company · 12983201
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Screamin' Jack Ltd Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 19/12/2023 |
Mr James Stuart Drinkwater Individual · British · DOB 12/1978 · age 48 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 29/10/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.C.S. EMPLOYMENT LIMITED→ 11663458 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ABT TECHNICAL DESIGN LIMITED→ 06161989 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| AC & M SOLUTIONS LTD→ 15932895 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AC PROPERTY SUPPORT LTD→ 16374815 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AC SQUARED DEVELOPMENTS LTD→ 14362463 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ACCESS FREEDOM EXPERIENCES CIC→ 15829927 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ACCORD LEGAL SERVICES LTD→ 08334845 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| ACCORD WEALTH MANAGEMENT LTD→ 08577641 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| ACCOUNTANCY & BUSINESS ADVICE LYMM LIMITED→ 07609456 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| ACCOUNTANCY SUMMIT LIMITED→ 06532575 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| ACCOUNTANTS247 OUTSOURCE LIMITED→ 15123759 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ACCOUNTANTS247 SERVICES COMPANY LIMITED→ 16850018 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-10-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities
Registered office
Block 5, Room 5172 The Heath Business & Technical Park
Runcorn
WA7 4QX
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-11
Last: 2025-12-28
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
DRINKWATER, James Stuart→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2020-10-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GREEVE, Mark James→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2020-10-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
REES, Nigel Llewellyn→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2023-12-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (21 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-23
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-06-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-12-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-12-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-16