ACCOUNTANCY PLUS PLUS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03223043 · ltd · incorporated 1996-07-11
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£10.0k
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 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). 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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
71 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 £9,965

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£10k
↑ 31% YoY
Current Assets
£12k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£2k£5k£7k£10k£12kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£10.0k£7.6k
Current assets£11.9k£12.0k
Net assets£10.0k£7.6k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2025-03-25
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  3. 2024-04-18
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  4. 2023-03-16
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  5. 2022-02-24
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  6. 2021-04-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  7. 2020-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  8. 2019-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  9. 2018-04-26
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  10. 2017-04-24
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-04-18
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2015-07-20
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    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2015-04-09
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2014-07-16
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2014-04-01
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    accounts · AA
  16. 1996-10-08
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    CROOK, Adam Robert appointed
    secretary
  17. 1996-10-08
    ➖
    SYCAMORE, Linda Marie resigned
    secretary
  18. 1996-10-08
    ➖
    CROOK, Adam Robert resigned
    director
  19. 1996-07-11
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    Company incorporated
    As ACCOUNTANCY PLUS PLUS LIMITED
  20. 1996-07-11
    ➕
    SYCAMORE, Linda Marie appointed
    director
  21. 1996-07-11
    ➕
    SYCAMORE, Linda Marie appointed
    secretary
  22. 1996-07-11
    ➕
    SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 1996-07-11
    ➖
    SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 1996-07-11
    ➕
    CROOK, Adam Robert appointed
    director
  25. 1996-07-11
    ➕
    WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 1996-07-11
    ➖
    WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • 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 30 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 Linda Marie Sycamore
Individual · British · DOB 09/1964 · age 62
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1996-07-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

9 Parkfield View
Potters Bar
Hertfordshire
EN6 1US

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-25
Last: 2025-07-11

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

CROOK, Adam Robert→
secretary · appointed 1996-10-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SYCAMORE, Linda Marie→
director · ~62y · appointed 1996-07-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SYCAMORE, Linda Marie→
secretary · appointed 1996-07-11 · resigned 1996-10-08
Resigned
SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-07-11 · resigned 1996-07-11
Resigned
CROOK, Adam Robert→
director · ~62y · appointed 1996-07-11 · resigned 1996-10-08
Resigned
WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1996-07-11 · resigned 1996-07-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (71 total)

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2026-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-04-16