ACCOUNTSPLUS SERVICES LTD
🌳Matureactive
SC338534 · ltd · incorporated 2008-02-27
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£522
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. 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
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
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
40 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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £522
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£522
↑ 56% YoY
Current Assets
£2k
↓ 7.8% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £522 | £334 |
| Current assets | £1.5k | £1.6k |
| Net assets | £522 | £334 |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-11-01➕LEON, Jacqueline appointeddirector
- 2024-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-08📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2018-05-31➖LEON, Jacqueline resignedsecretary
- 2018-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-14📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2016-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-04-04📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2008-02-27🏢Company incorporatedAs ACCOUNTSPLUS SERVICES LTD
- 2008-02-27➕LEON, Anna appointeddirector
- 2008-02-27➕LEON, Jacqueline appointedsecretary
Owner dependency
91/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
39/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — LEON, Jacqueline (same surname) appointed 2024-11-01. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
- 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Anna Leon Individual · British · DOB 02/1953 · age 73 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% 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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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-02-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities
Registered office
29 South William Street
Johnstone
Renfrewshire
PA5 8PA
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-13
Last: 2026-02-27
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
Active
LEON, Jacqueline→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2024-11-01
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LEON, Jacqueline→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-02-27 · resigned 2018-05-31
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Recent filings (40 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-01-27