SINCLAIR ACCOUNTING CO. LTD

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05544137 · ltd · incorporated 2005-08-23
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 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

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, 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
11 officers (2 active, 11 linked, 4 with DOB)
77
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
72 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees16001600

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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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-19
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  4. 2023-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-04-01
    ➕
    KAUFMANN, Alex appointed
    secretary
  6. 2022-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-10-29
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  10. 2019-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-09-05
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  14. 2017-09-05
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  15. 2017-09-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2017-09-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2017-09-01
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    O'CALLAGHAN, Graeme Daniel appointed
    director
  18. 2017-09-01
    ➖
    O'CALLAGHAN, Graeme Daniel resigned
    secretary
  19. 2017-09-01
    ➖
    HUGHES, Gordon Keith resigned
    director
  20. 2016-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  21. 2012-04-01
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    DAY, Barbara Louise resigned
    secretary
  22. 2012-04-01
    ➕
    O'CALLAGHAN, Graeme Daniel appointed
    secretary
  23. 2006-08-24
    ➕
    DAY, Barbara Louise appointed
    secretary
  24. 2006-08-24
    ➖
    HUGHES, Gordon Keith resigned
    secretary
  25. 2006-08-24
    ➖
    DAY, Barbara Louise resigned
    director
  26. 2006-01-19
    ➕
    DAY, Barbara Louise appointed
    director
  27. 2006-01-01
    ➖
    ROACH, Elaine resigned
    secretary
  28. 2005-12-22
    ➕
    HUGHES, Gordon Keith appointed
    secretary
  29. 2005-12-22
    ➕
    HUGHES, Gordon Keith appointed
    director
  30. 2005-12-22
    ➖
    SINCLAIR, Maureen Ann resigned
    director
  31. 2005-09-01
    ➕
    ROACH, Elaine appointed
    secretary
  32. 2005-09-01
    ➕
    SINCLAIR, Maureen Ann appointed
    director
  33. 2005-08-24
    ➖
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  34. 2005-08-24
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  35. 2005-08-23
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    Company incorporated
    As SINCLAIR ACCOUNTING CO. LTD
  36. 2005-08-23
    ➕
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  37. 2005-08-23
    ➕
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

Abc Accounting Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Abc Accounting Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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SINCLAIR ACCOUNTING CO. LTD
This company · 05544137

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Abc Accounting Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares23/08/2016

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
Incorporated2005-08-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

300 St. Marys Road
Garston
Liverpool
L19 0NQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-25
Last: 2025-09-11

Officers (2 active · 9 resigned)

KAUFMANN, Alex→
secretary · appointed 2023-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
O'CALLAGHAN, Graeme Daniel→
director · ~40y · appointed 2017-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAY, Barbara Louise→
secretary · appointed 2006-08-24 · resigned 2012-04-01
Resigned
HUGHES, Gordon Keith→
secretary · appointed 2005-12-22 · resigned 2006-08-24
Resigned
O'CALLAGHAN, Graeme Daniel→
secretary · appointed 2012-04-01 · resigned 2017-09-01
Resigned
ROACH, Elaine→
secretary · appointed 2005-09-01 · resigned 2006-01-01
Resigned
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-08-23 · resigned 2005-08-24
Resigned
DAY, Barbara Louise→
director · ~54y · appointed 2006-01-19 · resigned 2006-08-24
Resigned
HUGHES, Gordon Keith→
director · ~75y · appointed 2005-12-22 · resigned 2017-09-01
Resigned
SINCLAIR, Maureen Ann→
director · ~70y · appointed 2005-09-01 · resigned 2005-12-22
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-08-23 · resigned 2005-08-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (72 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-19
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-08
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2019-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-02