ABC ACCOUNTING SERVICES (SOUTH WEST) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03015224 · ltd · incorporated 1995-01-27
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£43.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Bookkeeping activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 74). 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 (77/100)

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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
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
76 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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £43,273
Net assets shrinking
Down £7,827 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£43k
↓ 15% YoY
Current Assets
£48k
↓ 18% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£12k£23k£35k£46k£58kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£44.1k£51.9k
Current assets£47.8k£58.0k
Net assets£43.3k£51.1k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2023-10-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-10-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-01-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2020-11-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-11-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2019-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-05-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2019-05-02
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  13. 2019-04-30
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    DONOHUE, Christopher James resigned
    secretary
  14. 2018-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2007-04-30
    ➕
    DONOHUE, Christopher James appointed
    secretary
  18. 2007-04-30
    ➖
    B H COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  19. 1996-01-27
    ➖
    TEMPLES (PROFESSIONAL SERVICES) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  20. 1995-01-27
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    Company incorporated
    As ABC ACCOUNTING SERVICES (SOUTH WEST) LIMITED
  21. 1995-01-27
    ➕
    LANG, Janet appointed
    director
  22. 1995-01-27
    ➕
    B H COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 1995-01-27
    ➕
    TEMPLES (NOMINEES) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 1995-01-27
    ➖
    TEMPLES (NOMINEES) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 1995-01-27
    ➕
    TEMPLES (PROFESSIONAL SERVICES) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

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 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
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 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 31 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 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 Janet Lang
Individual · British · DOB 05/1952 · age 74
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
Incorporated1995-01-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69202 — Bookkeeping activities

Registered office

5 Little Horton
Devizes
SN10 3LJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-10
Last: 2026-01-27

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

LANG, Janet→
director · ~74y · appointed 1995-01-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DONOHUE, Christopher James→
secretary · appointed 2007-04-30 · resigned 2019-04-30
Resigned
B H COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1995-01-27 · resigned 2007-04-30
Resigned
TEMPLES (NOMINEES) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1995-01-27 · resigned 1995-01-27
Resigned
TEMPLES (PROFESSIONAL SERVICES) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1995-01-27 · resigned 1996-01-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (76 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-31