ARB ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
14277148 · ltd · incorporated 2022-08-04
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£44.1k
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
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
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
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
9 filings
60
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
60
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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £44,134
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£44k
↑ 48% YoY
Current Assets
£3k
↑ 43% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £44.1k | £29.8k |
| Current assets | £3.2k | £2.2k |
| Net assets | £44.1k | £29.8k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-09-12➕HAW, Ann Jane appointeddirector
- 2022-09-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-08-04🏢Company incorporatedAs ARB ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES LTD
- 2022-08-04➕RUSBRIDGE-BURNS, Andrew Robert appointeddirector
- 2022-08-04📄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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew Robert Rusbridge-Burns Individual · British · DOB 03/1961 · age 65 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 04/08/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-08-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities
Registered office
5 Kendale View
Driffield
North Humberside
YO25 5YY
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-17
Last: 2025-08-03
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
HAW, Ann Jane→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2022-09-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RUSBRIDGE-BURNS, Andrew Robert→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2022-08-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (9 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-08-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-09-12
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-08-04