A&B ACCOUNTING SERVICES LTD
- 69202Bookkeeping activities
Opportunity 68/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (69/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2026-02-28 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £5.2k |
| Current assets | £6.2k |
| Net assets | £4.0k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-03-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-03-01➕LAWSON, Sarah Ann appointeddirector
- 2026-01-20✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2025-02-07🏢Company incorporatedAs A&B ACCOUNTING SERVICES LTD
- 2025-02-07➕BLACKBURN, Martin John Taylor appointeddirector
- 2025-02-07📄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.
- +Young company: Only 1.3 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 med ·Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2026-01-20: certificate-change-of-name-company
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Martin John Taylor Blackburn Individual · British · DOB 09/1983 · age 43 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 07/02/2025 |
Mrs Sarah Ann Lawson Individual · British · DOB 10/1982 · age 44 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 01/03/2026 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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