ACCOUNTANCY & COMPUTER SERVICES (RPS) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
02339064 · ltd · incorporated 1989-01-25
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
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£10.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Bookkeeping activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 95110Repair of computers and peripheral equipment
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 72). 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, 2 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 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
87 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 £10,120
Net assets shrinking
Down £28,475 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£10k
↓ 74% YoY
Current Assets
£11k
↓ 74% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£8k£16k£24k£32k£40kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£10.1k£38.6k
Current assets£10.5k£40.2k
Net assets£10.1k£38.6k

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
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-27
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  2. 2025-03-04
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  3. 2024-09-04
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  4. 2023-02-01
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  5. 2022-04-12
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  6. 2021-01-29
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  7. 2020-04-01
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  8. 2019-01-31
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  9. 2018-04-02
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  10. 2017-03-18
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  11. 2016-02-10
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  12. 2016-01-29
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  13. 2015-09-02
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  14. 2015-01-28
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  15. 2014-09-24
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  16. 2008-01-01
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    SMITH, Joanna Carey appointed
    secretary
  17. 2007-12-31
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    SMITH, Alison Jane resigned
    secretary
  18. 2000-12-27
    ➕
    SMITH, Alison Jane appointed
    secretary
  19. 2000-12-27
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    SMITH, Robin Paul resigned
    secretary
  20. 1998-06-30
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    SMITH, Sharon Linda resigned
    director
  21. 1995-01-21
    ➖
    SMITH, Maurice Frank resigned
    director
  22. 1995-01-21
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    SMITH, Muriel resigned
    director
  23. 1995-01-21
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    SMITH, Sharon Linda appointed
    director
  24. 1989-01-25
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    Company incorporated
    As ACCOUNTANCY & COMPUTER SERVICES (RPS) LIMITED

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
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 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 37 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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 Robin Paul Smith
Individual · British · DOB 11/1954 · age 72
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
Incorporated1989-01-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69202 — Bookkeeping activities

Registered office

46 Luton Road
Chalton
Luton,Beds.
LU4 9UG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-08
Last: 2026-01-25

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

SMITH, Joanna Carey→
secretary · appointed 2008-01-01
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Active
SMITH, Robin Paul→
director · ~72y
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Active
SMITH, Alison Jane→
secretary · appointed 2000-12-27 · resigned 2007-12-31
Resigned
SMITH, Robin Paul→
secretary · resigned 2000-12-27
Resigned
SMITH, Maurice Frank→
director · ~105y · resigned 1995-01-21
Resigned
SMITH, Muriel→
director · ~103y · resigned 1995-01-21
Resigned
SMITH, Sharon Linda→
director · ~64y · appointed 1995-01-21 · resigned 1998-06-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (87 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-26
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accounts · AA
2024-09-04
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-01-31