24 SE7EN ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05462289 · ltd · incorporated 2005-05-24
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
£24.5k
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
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). 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 (73/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
54 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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £24,537

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£25k
Current Assets
£26k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-12-31
Total assets£24.5k
Current assets£26.4k
Net assets£24.5k

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
3
filings
  • • 3 accounts
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 4 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-12
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2026-02-26
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  3. 2026-02-25
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  4. 2025-12-19
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  5. 2024-12-19
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  6. 2023-12-22
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  7. 2023-12-22
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  8. 2023-12-19
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  9. 2022-12-23
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  10. 2021-12-01
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-12-04
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  12. 2019-12-24
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  13. 2018-07-06
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  14. 2017-10-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
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  15. 2017-10-20
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  16. 2017-10-20
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    officers · CH03
  17. 2017-08-25
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2005-05-24
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    Company incorporated
    As 24 SE7EN ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED
  19. 2005-05-24
    ➕
    ROBINSON, Jane Louise appointed
    secretary
  20. 2005-05-24
    ➕
    ROBINSON, Mark Anthony appointed
    director

Owner dependency

98/100
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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 21 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 59. 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 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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
Mr Mark Anthony Robinson
Individual · British · DOB 02/1967 · age 59
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/01/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Emerson Johnceased 31/01/2018· 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
Incorporated2005-05-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

Derngate Mews
Derngate
Northampton
Northamptonshire
NN1 1UE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-13
Last: 2025-08-30

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

ROBINSON, Jane Louise→
secretary · appointed 2005-05-24
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Active
ROBINSON, Mark Anthony→
director · ~59y · appointed 2005-05-24
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Active

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Recent filings (54 total)

accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2026-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-26
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-12-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-16