ACCOUNTANTS AND TAX ADVISERS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
04080138 · ltd · incorporated 2000-09-28
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
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 72). 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).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 19.7y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 19.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
79 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
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 address
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-10-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-09📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-05-09🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2024-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-11-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-11-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-06-27➖SMITH, Shirley Carol resignedsecretary
- 2023-06-27➖SMITH, Shirley Carol resigneddirector
- 2023-06-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-06-27📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-06-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-06-27📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-06-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2006-09-07🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Mortgage Trust Limited
- 2006-05-01➕SMITH, Shirley Carol appointeddirector
- 2001-10-02➕SMITH, Trevor James appointeddirector
- 2001-10-02➖GREEN, Susan resignedsecretary
- 2001-10-02➕SMITH, Shirley Carol appointedsecretary
- 2001-10-02➖GREEN, Christopher Robert resigneddirector
- 2000-09-28🏢Company incorporatedAs ACCOUNTANTS AND TAX ADVISERS LIMITED
- 2000-09-28➕GREEN, Susan appointedsecretary
- 2000-09-28➕FIRST SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-09-28➖FIRST SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-09-28➕GREEN, Christopher Robert appointeddirector
- 2000-09-28➕FIRST DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2000-09-28➖FIRST DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
100/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 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 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Trevor James Smith Individual · British · DOB 08/1954 · age 72 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 27/06/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Shirley Smith & Co Limitedceased 27/06/2023· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| AB1 NANTWICH LIMITED→ 12883421 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
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| ADVANCED MEDICAL SOLUTIONS (PLYMOUTH) LIMITED→ 03603261 · est 1998 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 27y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-09-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
50 Wellington Road
Nantwich
Cheshire
CW5 7DA
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-12
Last: 2025-09-28
Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)
SMITH, Trevor James→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2001-10-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GREEN, Susan→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-09-28 · resigned 2001-10-02
SMITH, Shirley Carol→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2001-10-02 · resigned 2023-06-27
FIRST SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-09-28 · resigned 2000-09-28
GREEN, Christopher Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · appointed 2000-09-28 · resigned 2001-10-02
SMITH, Shirley Carol→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2006-05-01 · resigned 2023-06-27
FIRST DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-09-28 · resigned 2000-09-28
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Mortgage Trust Mortgage Trust Limited | Legal charge | 1 property | 07/09/2006 | 09/05/2025 |
Recent filings (79 total)
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-02
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-27
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-06-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-06-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-16