QACCOUNTING HOLDINGS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC380177 · ltd · incorporated 2010-06-11
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£2.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 66). 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, 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
12 officers (2 active, 12 linked, 10 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
18 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
74 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
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)
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,711

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£3k
Current Assets
£18k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-12-31
Total assets£2.7k
Current assets£17.7k
Net assets£2.7k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-08
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  3. 2025-08-25
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    HOPE, Sharon resigned
    secretary
  4. 2025-01-31
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2024-12-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-11-01
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    GREENWELL, Stephen John resigned
    director
  8. 2023-07-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2023-07-03
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    STEVENS, Troy resigned
    director
  10. 2023-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-06-30
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  12. 2021-11-02
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  13. 2021-10-22
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  14. 2021-10-22
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  15. 2021-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-04-12
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  17. 2021-03-29
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    capital · SH08
  18. 2021-03-29
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    capital · SH08
  19. 2021-03-26
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  20. 2021-03-26
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  21. 2020-10-26
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    HOPE, Sharon appointed
    secretary
  22. 2020-10-26
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    STEVENS, Troy appointed
    director
  23. 2020-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  24. 2017-05-31
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    HOLLOWAY, Joanna Elizabeth resigned
    director
  25. 2017-03-15
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    MALEY, Sebastian Michael resigned
    director
  26. 2015-11-19
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    PARNELL, Angie Marie resigned
    director
  27. 2014-10-08
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    BUTCHART, Michael Steven appointed
    director
  28. 2014-10-08
    ➕
    GREENWELL, Stephen John appointed
    director
  29. 2014-10-08
    ➕
    HOLLOWAY, Joanna Elizabeth appointed
    director
  30. 2014-10-08
    ➕
    MALEY, Sebastian Michael appointed
    director
  31. 2014-10-08
    ➕
    PARNELL, Angie Marie appointed
    director
  32. 2013-11-20
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    MCGILL, Alasdair Iain resigned
    director
  33. 2012-01-24
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    MD SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  34. 2010-06-18
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    GORDON, Alfred Alastair appointed
    director
  35. 2010-06-18
    ➖
    CONNON, Roger Gordon resigned
    director
  36. 2010-06-18
    ➕
    MCGILL, Alasdair Iain appointed
    director
  37. 2010-06-18
    ➖
    RUTHERFORD, John Arthur Thomas resigned
    director
  38. 2010-06-11
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    Company incorporated
    As QACCOUNTING HOLDINGS LIMITED
  39. 2010-06-11
    ➕
    MD SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  40. 2010-06-11
    ➕
    CONNON, Roger Gordon appointed
    director
  41. 2010-06-11
    ➕
    RUTHERFORD, John Arthur Thomas appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alfred Alastair Gordon
Individual · British · DOB 01/1960 · age 66
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Stephen John Greenwellceased 30/07/2020· significant influence

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-06-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Thistle House 2f
Thistle Street
Aberdeen
Aberdeenshire
AB10 1XD
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-23
Last: 2025-09-09

Officers (2 active · 10 resigned)

BUTCHART, Michael Steven→
director · ~66y · appointed 2014-10-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GORDON, Alfred Alastair→
director · ~66y · appointed 2010-06-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOPE, Sharon→
secretary · appointed 2020-10-26 · resigned 2025-08-25
Resigned
MD SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2010-06-11 · resigned 2012-01-24
Resigned
CONNON, Roger Gordon→
director · ~67y · appointed 2010-06-11 · resigned 2010-06-18
Resigned
GREENWELL, Stephen John→
director · ~68y · appointed 2014-10-08 · resigned 2023-11-01
Resigned
HOLLOWAY, Joanna Elizabeth→
director · ~54y · appointed 2014-10-08 · resigned 2017-05-31
Resigned
MALEY, Sebastian Michael→
director · ~42y · appointed 2014-10-08 · resigned 2017-03-15
Resigned
MCGILL, Alasdair Iain→
director · ~57y · appointed 2010-06-18 · resigned 2013-11-20
Resigned
PARNELL, Angie Marie→
director · ~56y · appointed 2014-10-08 · resigned 2015-11-19
Resigned
RUTHERFORD, John Arthur Thomas→
director · ~68y · appointed 2010-06-11 · resigned 2010-06-18
Resigned
STEVENS, Troy→
director · ~36y · appointed 2020-10-26 · resigned 2023-07-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (74 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-09
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-09-08
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-11-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-10-22