ACCOUNTS ETC LTD

💤Zombieactive

04740569 · ltd · incorporated 2003-04-22

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

£28.7k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Bookkeeping activities

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). 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 (75/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

58 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £28,684

Cash YoY

+38%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£7k

↑ 38% YoY

Net Worth

£29k

↑ 34% YoY

Current Assets

£43k

↑ 12% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£28.7k	£21.4k
Current assets	£43.2k	£38.4k
Cash	£7.2k	£5.2k
Debtors	£36.0k	£33.2k
Net assets	£28.7k	£21.4k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand

2025-12-29
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2023-12-31
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2023-03-31
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2022-02-19
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2020-12-24
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2019-12-27
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2018-12-27
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2017-12-23
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accounts · AA
2016-12-30
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accounts · AA
2016-05-24
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2015-12-30
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accounts · AA
2015-04-28
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annual-return · AR01
2014-12-31
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accounts · AA
2014-05-17
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annual-return · AR01
2011-05-18
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ENGEHAM, Christopher, Mr. resigned
secretary
2006-05-01
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ENGEHAM, Christopher, Mr. appointed
secretary
2006-05-01
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TEMPLES (NOMINEES) LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2003-04-24
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DAVIS, Christine Elizabeth appointed
director
2003-04-24
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TEMPLES (NOMINEES) LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2003-04-24
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TEMPLES (NOMINEES) LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-04-24
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TEMPLES (COMPANY SERVICES) LTD resigned
corporate-nominee-director
2003-04-22
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Company incorporated
As ACCOUNTS ETC LTD
2003-04-22
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TEMPLES (NOMINEES) LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-04-22
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TEMPLES (COMPANY SERVICES) LTD appointed
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100

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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

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 63. 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 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

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Christine Elizabeth Davis Individual · British · DOB 02/1963 · age 63	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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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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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2003-04-22

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC69202 — Bookkeeping activities

Registered office

80 Strafford Gate

Potters Bar

Hertfordshire

EN6 1PG

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-06

Last: 2026-04-22

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

DAVIS, Christine Elizabeth→

director · ~63y · appointed 2003-04-24

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Active

ENGEHAM, Christopher, Mr.→

secretary · appointed 2006-05-01 · resigned 2011-05-18

Resigned

TEMPLES (NOMINEES) LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2003-04-24 · resigned 2006-05-01

Resigned

TEMPLES (NOMINEES) LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-04-22 · resigned 2003-04-24

Resigned

TEMPLES (COMPANY SERVICES) LTD→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-04-22 · resigned 2003-04-24

Resigned

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