ACCOUNTS ADVICE & PLANNING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC383753 · ltd · incorporated 2010-08-16
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
33 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-10
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    SINGLETON, Andrew Douglas appointed
    director
  3. 2025-12-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2025-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-11-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-05-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-05-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-04-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-08-18
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-04-13
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2014-08-19
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2010-08-16
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    Company incorporated
    As ACCOUNTS ADVICE & PLANNING LIMITED
  18. 2010-08-16
    ➕
    SINGLETON, Iain Edward appointed
    secretary
  19. 2010-08-16
    ➕
    SINGLETON, Iain Edward appointed
    director

Owner dependency

91/100
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 75 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 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 16 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Iain Edward Singleton
Individual · Scottish · DOB 09/1981 · age 45
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2010-08-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

St Andrews House
385 Hillington Road
Glasgow
Strathclyde
G52 4BL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-30
Last: 2025-08-16

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

SINGLETON, Iain Edward→
secretary · appointed 2010-08-16
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SINGLETON, Andrew Douglas→
director · ~75y · appointed 2025-12-10
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SINGLETON, Iain Edward→
director · ~45y · appointed 2010-08-16
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Recent filings (33 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-16