ALEXANDER & CO. (ACCOUNTANCY) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04768039 · ltd · incorporated 2003-05-18
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
£62.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). 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 (77/100)

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 (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
70 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £62,265

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£62k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£113k
↑ 3.7% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£23k£45k£68k£91k£113kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£62.3k£61.9k
Current assets£113.2k£109.2k
Net assets£62.3k£61.9k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-06-17
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  3. 2025-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-10-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-10-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-11-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-08-20
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    capital · SH01
  8. 2023-09-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-01-09
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  14. 2018-05-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-06-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2003-05-18
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    Company incorporated
    As ALEXANDER & CO. (ACCOUNTANCY) LIMITED
  17. 2003-05-18
    ➕
    ALEXANDER, Andrea Lisa appointed
    secretary
  18. 2003-05-18
    ➕
    ALEXANDER, Simon Leonard appointed
    director
  19. 2003-05-18
    ➕
    SDG SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  20. 2003-05-18
    ➖
    SDG SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2003-05-18
    ➕
    SDG REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  22. 2003-05-18
    ➖
    SDG REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ALEXANDER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • 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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Simon Leonard Alexander
Individual · British · DOB 01/1965 · age 61
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
Incorporated2003-05-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

2 Vache Mews
Vache Lane
Chalfont St. Giles
Bucks
HP8 4UT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-01
Last: 2026-05-18

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

ALEXANDER, Andrea Lisa→
secretary · appointed 2003-05-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ALEXANDER, Simon Leonard→
director · ~61y · appointed 2003-05-18
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Active
SDG SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-05-18 · resigned 2003-05-18
Resigned
SDG REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-05-18 · resigned 2003-05-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (70 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-06-17
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-13
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-17