ACCOUNTS CENTER ASSOCIATES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05204754 · ltd · incorporated 2004-08-12
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
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£127.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch
What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 69202Bookkeeping activities
  • 69203Tax consultancy
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). 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, 3 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
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
58 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
Positive net assets
Net assets £127,287

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£127k
↑ 6.1% YoY
Current Assets
£194k
↑ 17% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£39k£78k£116k£155k£194kAug 2024Aug 2025

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£127.3k£120.0k
Current assets£193.8k£165.7k
Net assets£127.3k£120.0k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-01-23
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  4. 2025-01-23
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2024-05-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-05-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-05-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-05-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-05-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-05-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-04-04
    📄
    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  12. 2018-05-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-05-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-05-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2004-09-20
    ➕
    OREBANWO, Abiodun Olukayode appointed
    secretary
  16. 2004-09-19
    ➕
    ENE, Bennett Nnakwue appointed
    director
  17. 2004-08-13
    ➖
    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  18. 2004-08-13
    ➖
    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  19. 2004-08-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACCOUNTS CENTER ASSOCIATES LIMITED
  20. 2004-08-12
    ➕
    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2004-08-12
    ➕
    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD appointed
    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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — 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 67. 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.)

Group structure

Accountfinity Ltd holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

🏛️
Accountfinity Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
⬇
ACCOUNTS CENTER ASSOCIATES LIMITED
This company · 05204754

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Accountfinity Ltd
Corporate entity
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting10/01/2025
Mr Bennett Nnakwue Ene
Individual · British · DOB 10/1959 · age 67
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting12/08/2016

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Similar companies

Active · Professional services · RM postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
ABSOLUTE HEALTHCARE SERVICES LIMITED→
13376559 · est 2021 · no financials extracted
————4y——
AC ACC LIMITED→
15220926 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
————2y——
ACCESS APPOINTMENTS CONSULTANCY LIMITED→
07351935 · est 2010 · no financials extracted
————15y——
ACCOUNTANCY & CONSULTANCY LIMITED→
03270020 · est 1996 · no financials extracted
————29y——
ACCOUNTANCY BOOKKEEPING SERVICES LTD→
10591343 · est 2017 · no financials extracted
————9y——
ACCOUNTANCY MARIOLA KOCHANSKA LIMITED→
08114787 · est 2012 · no financials extracted
————13y——
ACCOUNTAX BRIDGE LIMITED→
12206662 · est 2019 · no financials extracted
————6y——
ACCOUNTFINITY LTD→
15229051 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
————2y——
ACCOUNTING SERVICES TASK FORCE LTD.→
08688503 · est 2013 · no financials extracted
————12y——
ACCOUNTINGSOFT LIMITED→
05548919 · est 2005 · no financials extracted
————20y——
ACCOUNTS HOUSE ESSEX LTD→
16175917 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
————1y——
ACCOUNTS HOUSE LIMITED→
06304236 · est 2007 · no financials extracted
————18y——
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-08-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

492 Gale Street
Dagenham
Essex
RM9 4NU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-24
Last: 2026-01-10

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

OREBANWO, Abiodun Olukayode→
secretary · appointed 2004-09-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ENE, Bennett Nnakwue→
director · ~67y · appointed 2004-09-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-08-12 · resigned 2004-08-13
Resigned
BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-08-12 · resigned 2004-08-13
Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (58 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-01-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-05-29