ACCOUNTING DATA SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03055817 · ltd · incorporated 1995-05-12
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
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Bookkeeping activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 69203Tax consultancy
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 71). 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: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
81 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Average employees300400

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-03-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-02-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2019-10-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-05-04
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    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2015-10-19
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-05-05
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2014-04-30
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2010-02-01
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    JOHNSON, Michele Rose appointed
    director
  17. 2010-01-31
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    LEONARDI, Vicki Caroline resigned
    director
  18. 1997-10-17
    ➕
    JOHNSON, Michele Rose appointed
    secretary
  19. 1997-10-17
    ➖
    LEONARDI, Vicki Caroline resigned
    secretary
  20. 1997-10-17
    ➖
    AUJLA, Harinder resigned
    director
  21. 1997-10-17
    ➕
    LEONARDI, Vicki Caroline appointed
    director
  22. 1997-01-31
    ➕
    AUJLA, Harinder appointed
    director
  23. 1997-01-31
    ➖
    BRISCOE, Peter resigned
    director
  24. 1996-06-01
    ➕
    BRISCOE, Peter appointed
    director
  25. 1996-06-01
    ➖
    JOHNSON, Michele Rose resigned
    director
  26. 1995-05-12
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    Company incorporated
    As ACCOUNTING DATA SERVICES LIMITED
  27. 1995-05-12
    ➕
    LEONARDI, Vicki Caroline appointed
    secretary
  28. 1995-05-12
    ➕
    PARAMOUNT COMPANY SEARCHES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 1995-05-12
    ➖
    PARAMOUNT COMPANY SEARCHES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 1995-05-12
    ➕
    JOHNSON, Michele Rose appointed
    director
  31. 1995-05-12
    ➕
    PARAMOUNT PROPERTIES (UK) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  32. 1995-05-12
    ➖
    PARAMOUNT PROPERTIES (UK) LIMITED resigned
    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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100
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 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Michele Rose Johnson
Individual · British · DOB 02/1955 · age 71
——sig. influencesignificant influence26/04/2016

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
Incorporated1995-05-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69202 — Bookkeeping activities

Registered office

Temperance House
Langdon Lane
Radway
Warwickshire
CV35 0UQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-09
Last: 2025-07-26

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

JOHNSON, Michele Rose→
secretary · appointed 1997-10-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JOHNSON, Michele Rose→
director · ~71y · appointed 2010-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LEONARDI, Vicki Caroline→
secretary · appointed 1995-05-12 · resigned 1997-10-17
Resigned
PARAMOUNT COMPANY SEARCHES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1995-05-12 · resigned 1995-05-12
Resigned
AUJLA, Harinder→
director · ~49y · appointed 1997-01-31 · resigned 1997-10-17
Resigned
BRISCOE, Peter→
director · ~60y · appointed 1996-06-01 · resigned 1997-01-31
Resigned
JOHNSON, Michele Rose→
director · ~71y · appointed 1995-05-12 · resigned 1996-06-01
Resigned
LEONARDI, Vicki Caroline→
director · ~58y · appointed 1997-10-17 · resigned 2010-01-31
Resigned
PARAMOUNT PROPERTIES (UK) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1995-05-12 · resigned 1995-05-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (81 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-10-08