ACCOUNTABLY LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
04729528 · ltd · incorporated 2003-04-10
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£189.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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).
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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 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
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £189,819
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£117k
Net Worth
£190k
Current Assets
£412k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £285.9k | — |
| Current assets | £412.4k | — |
| Cash | £116.9k | — |
| Debtors | £267.8k | — |
| Net assets | £189.8k | — |
| Average employees | — | 1000 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-08-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-23📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-08-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-08-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-08-19➖BEST, Jaine resigneddirector
- 2024-07-01📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2024-07-01📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2024-06-11📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-06-01➖BEST, Paul John resignedsecretary
- 2024-04-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-04-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-27📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2022-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-04-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-04-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-04-01➕BARDOLPH, Jonathan Peter James appointeddirector
- 2014-12-31➖SIMPSON, Lorna Craufurd resigneddirector
- 2011-09-01➕SIMPSON, Lorna Craufurd appointeddirector
- 2003-04-10🏢Company incorporatedAs ACCOUNTABLY LIMITED
- 2003-04-10➕BEST, Paul John appointedsecretary
- 2003-04-10➕BEST, Jaine appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Jonathan Peter James Bardolph Individual · British · DOB 10/1979 · age 47 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 01/10/2020 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Jaine Bestceased 19/08/2024· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting
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.
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7 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
Incorporated2003-04-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities
Registered office
First Floor Unit 12 Compass Point Ensign Way
Hamble
Southampton
Hampshire
SO31 4RA
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-23
Last: 2025-09-09
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
BARDOLPH, Jonathan Peter James→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2019-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BEST, Paul John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-04-10 · resigned 2024-06-01
BEST, Jaine→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2003-04-10 · resigned 2024-08-19
SIMPSON, Lorna Craufurd→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2011-09-01 · resigned 2014-12-31
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Recent filings (74 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-08-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-08-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-23
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2024-07-01
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2024-07-01
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-06-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-04