ACCOUNTS DIRECT (WEST CORNWALL) LIMITED

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04331403 · ltd · incorporated 2001-11-29
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
£116.1k
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 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 70). 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
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 2 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
74 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 £116,122

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£116k
↑ 3.9% YoY
Current Assets
£68k
↑ 5.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£23k£46k£70k£93k£116kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£116.1k£111.7k
Current assets£67.6k£63.8k
Net assets£116.1k£111.7k

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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Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-02-25
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2021-01-19
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2020-08-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-08-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-11-21
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    GUILFOYLE, Sabiha resigned
    director
  11. 2018-11-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2018-10-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2018-10-15
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    GUILFOYLE, Sabiha appointed
    director
  14. 2018-09-13
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  15. 2018-08-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-12-13
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    GUILFOYLE, Noel Christopher appointed
    secretary
  17. 2017-12-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2017-12-13
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    officers · AP03
  19. 2017-12-12
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    GUILFOYLE, Samantha resigned
    secretary
  20. 2004-03-08
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    GUILFOYLE, Karen Jean resigned
    secretary
  21. 2004-03-08
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    GUILFOYLE, Samantha appointed
    secretary
  22. 2003-03-21
    ➕
    CROSSLEY, Catherine Louise appointed
    secretary
  23. 2003-03-21
    ➖
    CROSSLEY, Catherine Louise resigned
    secretary
  24. 2003-03-01
    ➕
    GUILFOYLE, Karen Jean appointed
    secretary
  25. 2002-06-18
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    GREGORY, Sian Lucy resigned
    secretary
  26. 2001-11-29
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    Company incorporated
    As ACCOUNTS DIRECT (WEST CORNWALL) LIMITED
  27. 2001-11-29
    ➕
    GUILFOYLE, Noel Christopher appointed
    director
  28. 2001-11-29
    ➕
    GREGORY, Sian Lucy appointed
    secretary
  29. 2001-11-29
    ➕
    PAGET, Brian appointed
    secretary
  30. 2001-11-29
    ➖
    PAGET, Brian resigned
    secretary

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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 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 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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 Noel Christopher Guilfoyle
Individual · Irish · DOB 01/1956 · age 70
25–50%
25–50%board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2001-11-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

Homeleigh
Spring Gardens
Whitland
SA34 0HL
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-19
Last: 2025-10-05

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

GUILFOYLE, Noel Christopher→
secretary · appointed 2017-12-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GUILFOYLE, Noel Christopher→
director · ~70y · appointed 2001-11-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CROSSLEY, Catherine Louise→
secretary · appointed 2003-03-21 · resigned 2003-03-21
Resigned
GREGORY, Sian Lucy→
secretary · appointed 2001-11-29 · resigned 2002-06-18
Resigned
GUILFOYLE, Karen Jean→
secretary · appointed 2003-03-01 · resigned 2004-03-08
Resigned
GUILFOYLE, Samantha→
secretary · appointed 2004-03-08 · resigned 2017-12-12
Resigned
PAGET, Brian→
secretary · appointed 2001-11-29 · resigned 2001-11-29
Resigned
GUILFOYLE, Sabiha→
director · ~48y · appointed 2018-10-15 · resigned 2018-11-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (74 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-24
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-05