FLUID ACCOUNTING LTD
🌳Matureactive
SC494565 · ltd · incorporated 2015-01-08
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£8.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
43 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
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 £8,469
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£8k
↑ 70% YoY
Current Assets
£14k
↓ 8.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £8.5k | £5.0k |
| Current assets | £13.9k | £15.2k |
| Net assets | £8.5k | £5.0k |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 capital
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-28📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-08-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-12-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-12-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-12-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-12-20✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2021-12-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-08-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-21➖EDWARDS, Sarah-Jane resignedsecretary
- 2020-04-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-04-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-04-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-04-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-08-23➕EDWARDS, Sarah-Jane appointeddirector
- 2015-01-08🏢Company incorporatedAs FLUID ACCOUNTING LTD
- 2015-01-08➕BARRACLOUGH, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2015-01-08➕EDWARDS, Sarah-Jane appointedsecretary
Owner dependency
66/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
51/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew Barraclough Individual · British · DOB 10/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Miss Sarah-Jane Edwards Individual · British · DOB 01/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-01-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities
Registered office
5 South Charlotte Street
Edinburgh
Midlothian
EH2 4AN
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-16
Last: 2025-12-02
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
BARRACLOUGH, Andrew→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2015-01-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
EDWARDS, Sarah-Jane→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2019-08-23
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EDWARDS, Sarah-Jane→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2015-01-08 · resigned 2020-04-21
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Recent filings (43 total)
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-12-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-12-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-02-16
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2021-12-20