ACCOUNTANCY & BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT LTD

💤Zombieactive
05103259 · ltd · incorporated 2004-04-16
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£32.4k
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
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 69202Bookkeeping activities
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 69). 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 (79/100)

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

Company profile
address, 2 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
56 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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £32,366
Net assets shrinking
Down £27,942 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£32k
↓ 46% YoY
Current Assets
£53k
↓ 36% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£17k£33k£50k£67k£83kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£32.4k£28.5k
Current assets£53.1k£83.3k
Cash—£37.7k
Debtors—£45.6k
Net assets£32.4k£60.3k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-06-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-04-15
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  5. 2025-04-14
    ➖
    KIRBY, Susan resigned
    secretary
  6. 2025-04-14
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2025-03-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2025-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-01-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-01-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-10-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2018-10-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2017-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2004-04-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACCOUNTANCY & BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT LTD
  19. 2004-04-16
    ➕
    KIRBY, Alan John appointed
    director
  20. 2004-04-16
    ➕
    KIRBY, Susan appointed
    secretary

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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

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 69. 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

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alan John Kirby
Individual · British · DOB 04/1957 · age 69
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/06/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Susan Kirbyceased 14/04/2025· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2004-04-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

5f8 The Arena Business Centre
282 Farnborough Road
Farnborough
Hampshire
GU14 7NA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-22
Last: 2026-04-08

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

KIRBY, Alan John→
director · ~69y · appointed 2004-04-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KIRBY, Susan→
secretary · appointed 2004-04-16 · resigned 2025-04-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (56 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-16
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-04-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-19