ACCOUNTABILITY FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS LTD

🌳Matureactive
08312165 · ltd · incorporated 2012-11-29
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of mortgage finance companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Nov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30

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
4
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2025-12-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-11-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-12-01
    ➖
    CARTER, Graham resigned
    director
  6. 2024-12-01
    ➖
    GRANSBURY, Darren resigned
    director
  7. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-08-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-07-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-08-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-07-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-08-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-12-12
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2017-07-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-01-07
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2012-11-29
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    Company incorporated
    As ACCOUNTABILITY FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS LTD
  19. 2012-11-29
    ➕
    ROADLEY, Mark appointed
    director
  20. 2012-11-29
    ➕
    STACEY, Stephen Brian appointed
    director
  21. 2012-11-29
    ➕
    CARTER, Graham appointed
    director
  22. 2012-11-29
    ➕
    GRANSBURY, Darren appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stephen Stacey
Individual · British · DOB 05/1972 · age 54
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2017
Mr Stephen Stacey
Individual · British · DOB 05/1972 · age 54
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2012-11-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64922 — Activities of mortgage finance companies

Registered office

3 Cuthbert House
Tower Road
Washington
NE37 2SH
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-13
Last: 2025-11-29

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

ROADLEY, Mark→
director · ~52y · appointed 2012-11-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STACEY, Stephen Brian→
director · ~54y · appointed 2012-11-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CARTER, Graham→
director · ~59y · appointed 2012-11-29 · resigned 2024-12-01
Resigned
GRANSBURY, Darren→
director · ~57y · appointed 2012-11-29 · resigned 2024-12-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (30 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-08-03