A1 ACCOUNTANCY (LONDON) LTD

💤Zombieactive
03946869 · ltd · incorporated 2000-03-14
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£6.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Tax consultancy
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). 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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
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
72 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 £6,632

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£7k
↑ 24% YoY
Current Assets
£26k
↑ 16% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£5k£10k£16k£21k£26kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£6.6k£5.4k
Current assets£25.9k£22.3k
Net assets£6.6k£5.4k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-31
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  3. 2023-12-30
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  4. 2023-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-11-30
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2022-09-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2022-09-22
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  8. 2022-09-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2021-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-01-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-12-31
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-04-04
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2011-05-01
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    VITHTHIYAKARAN, Kumaraswamy appointed
    director
  17. 2011-05-01
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    VITHTHIYAKARAN, Vasantha resigned
    director
  18. 2000-08-04
    ➕
    VITHTHIYAKARAN, Kumaraswamy appointed
    secretary
  19. 2000-08-04
    ➕
    VITHTHIYAKARAN, Vasantha appointed
    director
  20. 2000-03-15
    ➖
    TOTAL COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2000-03-15
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    TOTAL COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  22. 2000-03-14
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    Company incorporated
    As A1 ACCOUNTANCY (LONDON) LTD
  23. 2000-03-14
    ➕
    TOTAL COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2000-03-14
    ➕
    TOTAL COMPANY FORMATIONS 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 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
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 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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 Kumaraswamy Viththiyakaran
Individual · British · DOB 12/1959 · age 67
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
Incorporated2000-03-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69203 — Tax consultancy

Registered office

Hollybank
Tudor Gardens
West Wickham
BR4 9LX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-28
Last: 2026-03-14

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

VITHTHIYAKARAN, Kumaraswamy→
secretary · appointed 2000-08-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
VITHTHIYAKARAN, Kumaraswamy→
director · ~67y · appointed 2011-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TOTAL COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-03-14 · resigned 2000-03-15
Resigned
VITHTHIYAKARAN, Vasantha→
director · ~67y · appointed 2000-08-04 · resigned 2011-05-01
Resigned
TOTAL COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-03-14 · resigned 2000-03-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (72 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-11-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-22
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-09-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-27