ACCOUNTING 4 BUSINESS (SOUTH WEST) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04449540 · ltd · incorporated 2002-05-28
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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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
Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 68). 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: low (53/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
60 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-20
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2024-08-13
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2024-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-04-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-04-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-08-23
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  13. 2017-08-22
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  14. 2017-08-21
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2017-04-05
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-07-13
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2002-06-10
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    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  18. 2002-06-10
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  19. 2002-06-05
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    STEWART, Sonya Dawn appointed
    secretary
  20. 2002-06-05
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    TIBBS, David Anthony appointed
    director
  21. 2002-05-28
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    Company incorporated
    As ACCOUNTING 4 BUSINESS (SOUTH WEST) LIMITED
  22. 2002-05-28
    ➕
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2002-05-28
    ➕
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD 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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
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 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Tibbs Anthony Tibbs
Individual · English · DOB 08/1958 · age 68
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
Incorporated2002-05-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

2 West View Rd
Marldon
Paignton,
Devon
TQ3 1NG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-11
Last: 2025-05-28

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

STEWART, Sonya Dawn→
secretary · appointed 2002-06-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TIBBS, David Anthony→
director · ~68y · appointed 2002-06-05
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Active
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-05-28 · resigned 2002-06-10
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-05-28 · resigned 2002-06-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (60 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-21
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-19
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-03-30