ACCOUNTANCY BUREAU LIMITED

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04135016 · ltd · incorporated 2001-01-03
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
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£-66.3k
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
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -58% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. 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, 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
8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 3 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
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 · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £66,288
Cash draining
Cash down 58% YoY
Cash YoY
-58%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1k
↓ 58% YoY
Net Worth
-£66k
↑ 2.7% YoY
Current Assets
£2k
↓ 40% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£68k-£54k-£39k-£25k-£10k£4kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£-56.5k£-55.0k
Current assets£2.4k£4.0k
Cash£1.2k£3.0k
Net assets£-66.3k£-68.1k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-04-29
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2021-04-27
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2020-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-03-31
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  12. 2018-03-27
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  13. 2017-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-03-15
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-01-03
    ➖
    KINGHAN, Paul Gary resigned
    secretary
  17. 2009-12-18
    ➕
    KINGHAN, Paul Gary appointed
    director
  18. 2009-12-18
    ➖
    KINGHAN, Amanda Jane resigned
    director
  19. 2007-01-26
    ➕
    KINGHAN, Paul Gary appointed
    secretary
  20. 2007-01-26
    ➖
    ACCOUNTING SOLUTION SUN LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2002-12-10
    ➕
    ACCOUNTING SOLUTION SUN LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2002-08-27
    ➖
    RPA ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2001-01-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACCOUNTANCY BUREAU LIMITED
  24. 2001-01-03
    ➕
    FIRST SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2001-01-03
    ➖
    FIRST SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2001-01-03
    ➕
    RPA ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2001-01-03
    ➕
    KINGHAN, Amanda Jane appointed
    director
  28. 2001-01-03
    ➕
    KINGHAN, Paul Gary appointed
    director
  29. 2001-01-03
    ➖
    KINGHAN, Paul Gary resigned
    director
  30. 2001-01-03
    ➕
    FIRST DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  31. 2001-01-03
    ➖
    FIRST DIRECTORS 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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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
Mr Paul Gary Kinghan
Individual · British · DOB 02/1964 · age 62
——sig. influencesignificant influence02/01/2017

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
Incorporated2001-01-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

54a Albert Road
Belvedere
Kent
DA17 5LG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-17
Last: 2026-01-03

Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)

KINGHAN, Paul Gary→
director · ~62y · appointed 2009-12-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KINGHAN, Paul Gary→
secretary · appointed 2007-01-26 · resigned 2015-01-03
Resigned
ACCOUNTING SOLUTION SUN LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2002-12-10 · resigned 2007-01-26
Resigned
FIRST SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-01-03 · resigned 2001-01-03
Resigned
RPA ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2001-01-03 · resigned 2002-08-27
Resigned
KINGHAN, Amanda Jane→
director · ~61y · appointed 2001-01-03 · resigned 2009-12-18
Resigned
KINGHAN, Paul Gary→
director · ~62y · appointed 2001-01-03 · resigned 2001-01-03
Resigned
FIRST DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-01-03 · resigned 2001-01-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (72 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-01
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-28
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-03