EASYPAY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
01441926 · ltd · incorporated 1979-08-03
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£3.3k
book net assets
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
Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. 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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
112 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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £3,303

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£3k
↑ 18% YoY
Current Assets
£12k
↑ 8.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£2k£5k£7k£10k£12kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£3.3k£2.8k
Current assets£11.9k£11.0k
Net assets£3.3k£2.8k

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
3
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-23
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  2. 2026-02-23
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2025-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-01-26
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-10-12
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-01-08
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2013-08-31
    ➖
    GEORGE, David Stuart resigned
    director
  17. 1996-04-01
    ➕
    TOLSON, Susan appointed
    secretary
  18. 1996-04-01
    ➕
    TOLSON, Susan appointed
    director
  19. 1996-04-01
    ➖
    HUNT, Robert Paul resigned
    secretary
  20. 1996-04-01
    ➖
    HUNT, Robert Paul resigned
    director
  21. 1993-09-22
    ➖
    GEORGE, Christina Carolyn resigned
    secretary
  22. 1993-09-22
    ➕
    HUNT, Robert Paul appointed
    secretary
  23. 1993-09-22
    ➖
    GEORGE, Christina Carolyn resigned
    director
  24. 1979-08-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As EASYPAY LIMITED

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
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 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 47 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Susan Tolson
Individual · British · DOB 02/1961 · age 65
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest23/02/2026
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Susan Tolsonceased 22/02/2026· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest

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
Incorporated1979-08-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

42 The Elms
Warfield Park
Bracknell
Berkshire
RG42 3RP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-14
Last: 2025-12-31

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

TOLSON, Susan→
secretary · appointed 1996-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TOLSON, Susan→
director · ~65y · appointed 1996-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GEORGE, Christina Carolyn→
secretary · resigned 1993-09-22
Resigned
HUNT, Robert Paul→
secretary · appointed 1993-09-22 · resigned 1996-04-01
Resigned
GEORGE, Christina Carolyn→
director · ~78y · resigned 1993-09-22
Resigned
GEORGE, David Stuart→
director · ~80y · resigned 2013-08-31
Resigned
HUNT, Robert Paul→
director · ~76y · resigned 1996-04-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (112 total)

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-02-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-03