ALAN VAUGHAN ACCOUNTANCY LTD

💤Zombieactive
03557889 · ltd · incorporated 1998-05-05
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£170.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (76/100)

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 (1 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
72 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 £170,287

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£170k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£126k
↑ 1.8% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£34k£68k£102k£136k£170kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£170.3k£168.7k
Current assets£126.2k£124.0k
Net assets£170.3k£168.7k

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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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-30
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  2. 2024-07-29
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  3. 2023-07-30
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  4. 2022-07-29
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  5. 2021-08-17
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  6. 2020-07-20
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  7. 2019-07-25
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  8. 2018-07-25
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  9. 2017-07-26
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  10. 2016-12-29
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  11. 2016-12-29
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  12. 2016-07-27
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  13. 2016-05-19
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  15. 2016-05-19
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  16. 2016-05-07
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    PALMER, Angela Victoria appointed
    director
  17. 2016-05-07
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    VAUGHAN, Alan John resigned
    director
  18. 2015-10-01
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    VAUGHAN, Alan John appointed
    director
  19. 2015-10-01
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    VORONTSOVA, Yuliya appointed
    director
  20. 2015-10-01
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    VORONTSOVA, Yuliya resigned
    director
  21. 2015-09-30
    ➖
    VAUGHAN, Alan John resigned
    secretary
  22. 2015-09-30
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    PALMER, Angela Victoria resigned
    director
  23. 1998-05-05
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    Company incorporated
    As ALAN VAUGHAN ACCOUNTANCY LTD
  24. 1998-05-05
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    VAUGHAN, Alan John appointed
    secretary
  25. 1998-05-05
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    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 1998-05-05
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    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 1998-05-05
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    PALMER, Angela Victoria appointed
    director
  28. 1998-05-05
    ➕
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 1998-05-05
    ➖
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
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 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 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
Mr Alan John Vaughan
Individual · British · DOB 07/1944 · age 82
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
Incorporated1998-05-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

13 Rockwell Avenue
Bristol
BS11 0UF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-27
Last: 2025-07-13

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

PALMER, Angela Victoria→
director · ~63y · appointed 2016-05-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
VAUGHAN, Alan John→
secretary · appointed 1998-05-05 · resigned 2015-09-30
Resigned
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-05-05 · resigned 1998-05-05
Resigned
PALMER, Angela Victoria→
director · ~63y · appointed 1998-05-05 · resigned 2015-09-30
Resigned
VAUGHAN, Alan John→
director · ~82y · appointed 2015-10-01 · resigned 2016-05-07
Resigned
VORONTSOVA, Yuliya→
director · ~41y · appointed 2015-10-01 · resigned 2015-10-01
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-05-05 · resigned 1998-05-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (72 total)

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2025-07-30
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2024-08-02
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2024-07-29
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2023-08-17
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accounts · AA
2023-07-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-20
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-07-25
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-10