ACCOUNTANCY 4 U LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05070397 · ltd · incorporated 2004-03-11
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
£-6.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 69202Bookkeeping activities
  • 70221Financial management
  • 85590Other education n.e.c.
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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 (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 4 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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
62 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £6,707

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£7k
↓ 44% YoY
Current Assets
£2k
↑ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£7k-£5k-£3k-£2k-£52£2kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£2.5k£3.3k
Current assets£1.6k£1.4k
Net assets£-6.7k£-4.6k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-30
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  2. 2024-12-31
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  3. 2023-08-15
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  4. 2022-11-30
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  5. 2021-12-30
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  6. 2020-12-30
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  7. 2019-12-31
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  8. 2018-12-28
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  9. 2018-06-27
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  10. 2018-03-23
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  11. 2017-06-28
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  12. 2016-06-26
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  13. 2015-11-11
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  14. 2015-11-11
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  15. 2015-06-30
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  16. 2014-03-31
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    IRVING, Ronald resigned
    secretary
  17. 2006-09-29
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    IRVING, Ronald appointed
    secretary
  18. 2006-06-25
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    BANKS, Hugh resigned
    secretary
  19. 2004-03-11
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    Company incorporated
    As ACCOUNTANCY 4 U LIMITED
  20. 2004-03-11
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    BANKS, Julie appointed
    director
  21. 2004-03-11
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    BANKS, Hugh appointed
    secretary
  22. 2004-03-11
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    ABERGAN REED NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2004-03-11
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    ABERGAN REED NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2004-03-11
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    ABERGAN REED LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2004-03-11
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    ABERGAN REED LIMITED resigned
    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 22 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 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Julie Banks
Individual · British · DOB 07/1963 · age 63
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
Incorporated2004-03-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

Paddock Business Centre 2 Paddock Road
West Pimbo
Skelmersdale
Lancashire
WN8 9PL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-05
Last: 2025-10-22

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

BANKS, Julie→
director · ~63y · appointed 2004-03-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BANKS, Hugh→
secretary · appointed 2004-03-11 · resigned 2006-06-25
Resigned
IRVING, Ronald→
secretary · appointed 2006-09-29 · resigned 2014-03-31
Resigned
ABERGAN REED NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-03-11 · resigned 2004-03-11
Resigned
ABERGAN REED LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-03-11 · resigned 2004-03-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (62 total)

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2025-12-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-22
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accounts · AA
2024-12-31
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-12
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-30
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2020-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-12-28