ACCOUNTING & TAXATION CENTRE LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
04518298 · ltd · incorporated 2002-08-23
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
£-3.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
74 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £3,860
High leverage
Liabilities are 100% of total assets
Leverage
100%
Liabilities / Total assets
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
-£4k
↓ 31% YoY
Current Assets
£26k
↓ 13% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £25.7k | £22.5k |
| Current assets | £25.7k | £29.7k |
| Debtors | — | £29.7k |
| Net assets | £-3.9k | £-2.9k |
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.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-03-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-11-02📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-10-17📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2024-10-08📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-23📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2019-11-12📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2019-06-16📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2019-05-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-23➕SPELLMAN, Angela Veronica appointedsecretary
- 2018-08-23➕SPELLMAN, Graham Patrick appointeddirector
- 2018-08-23➖SPELLMAN, Graham Patrick resignedsecretary
- 2018-08-23➖SPELLMAN, Angela Veronica resigneddirector
- 2006-04-01➖SPELLMAN, Graham Patrick resigneddirector
- 2005-12-31➕SPELLMAN, Angela Veronica appointeddirector
- 2005-12-31➖ZABLOCKI, Waclaw Krzysztof resigneddirector
- 2002-11-04➕SPELLMAN, Graham Patrick appointedsecretary
- 2002-11-04➕SPELLMAN, Graham Patrick appointeddirector
- 2002-11-04➕ZABLOCKI, Waclaw Krzysztof appointeddirector
- 2002-08-27➖HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-08-27➖HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2002-08-23🏢Company incorporatedAs ACCOUNTING & TAXATION CENTRE LIMITED
- 2002-08-23➕HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-08-23➕HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
90/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
85/100
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 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Angela Veronica Spellman Individual · British · DOB 06/1948 · age 78 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 01/07/2016 |
Mr Graham Patrick Spellman Individual · British · DOB 02/1947 · age 79 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| AC RESPONSE LTD→ 12628167 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
9 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-08-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities
Registered office
66 Penwood Heights
Highclere
Newbury
RG20 9EZ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-07
Last: 2025-10-24
Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)
SPELLMAN, Angela Veronica→
Activesecretary · appointed 2018-08-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SPELLMAN, Graham Patrick→
Activedirector · ~79y · appointed 2018-08-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SPELLMAN, Graham Patrick→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-11-04 · resigned 2018-08-23
HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-08-23 · resigned 2002-08-27
SPELLMAN, Angela Veronica→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 2005-12-31 · resigned 2018-08-23
SPELLMAN, Graham Patrick→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2002-11-04 · resigned 2006-04-01
ZABLOCKI, Waclaw Krzysztof→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 2002-11-04 · resigned 2005-12-31
HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-08-23 · resigned 2002-08-27
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Recent filings (74 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-12
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-11-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-31
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2024-10-17
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-01