ACCOUNT-WRYTE LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
04716888 · ltd · incorporated 2003-03-31
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
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 69202Bookkeeping activities
- 69203Tax consultancy
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 55). 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 (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 16.8y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 16.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 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
90 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
60
Some acquirability indicators.
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 | 400 | 400 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
- • 1 address
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
- • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-03-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-03-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-02-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-12-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-12-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-11-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-11-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-06-09📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-06-09🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2023-04-19➖JOHNSON, Steven resignedsecretary
- 2023-04-19📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-11-25🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2020-11-03🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2009-09-04🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2003-04-07➖BHARDWAJ, Ashok resignednominee-secretary
- 2003-04-07➖BHARDWAJ CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2003-03-31🏢Company incorporatedAs ACCOUNT-WRYTE LIMITED
- 2003-03-31➕JOHNSON, Dawn Lisa appointeddirector
- 2003-03-31➕BHARDWAJ, Ashok appointednominee-secretary
- 2003-03-31➕JOHNSON, Steven appointedsecretary
- 2003-03-31➕BHARDWAJ CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
85/100
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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Dawn Lisa Johnson Individual · British · DOB 01/1971 · age 55 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Similar companies
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3PTI LIMITED→ 16520660 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4 - 7 CREED LIMITED→ 15784857 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ACCURATE PAYROLL MANAGEMENT LTD→ 15539553 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ACER SAFETY SERVICES LIMITED→ 05509741 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| ACJ TALENT PARTNERS LTD TRADING AS RESPOND RECRUITMENT IPSWICH LIMITED→ 16595101 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ACNET LTD→ 10358613 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| ACORN TAXIS THETFORD LTD→ 12274426 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| ACTIT HOLDINGS LIMITED→ 16864807 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ACTIVE MARKETING MASTERS LTD→ 16365504 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ACUMEN EXECUTIVE COACHING LIMITED→ 04907878 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| ADACINBIO LTD→ 16813714 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ADAM BRIFFETT ADVISORY LTD→ 16578068 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-03-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities
Registered office
5 Schneider Business Park
Felixstowe
Suffolk
IP11 3SS
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-23
Last: 2026-03-09
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
JOHNSON, Dawn Lisa→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2003-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BHARDWAJ, Ashok→
Resignednominee-secretary · appointed 2003-03-31 · resigned 2003-04-07
JOHNSON, Steven→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-03-31 · resigned 2023-04-19
BHARDWAJ CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-03-31 · resigned 2003-04-07
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 25/11/2020 | 09/06/2023 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 04/09/2009 | 03/11/2020 |
Recent filings (90 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-12-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-29