WINCHAM ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED

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05607266 · ltd · incorporated 2005-10-31
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£-54.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
18 officers (1 active, 18 linked, 14 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
99 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £54,869
Cash YoY
+1464%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£5k
↑ 1464% YoY
Net Worth
-£55k
↓ 67% YoY
Current Assets
£9k
↑ 108% YoY
Current Liabilities
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-£55k-£42k-£29k-£16k-£3k£9kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-54.9k£-1.1k
Current assets£9.5k£4.6k
Cash£5.5k£351
Debtors£4.0k£4.2k
Net assets£-54.9k£-32.9k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (52 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2025-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-04-17
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    ROACH, Mark Damion appointed
    director
  5. 2024-04-17
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    BALL, Michael Edward resigned
    director
  6. 2024-04-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2024-04-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2023-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-09-24
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    ROACH, Malcolm David resigned
    director
  13. 2020-09-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2020-06-30
    ➕
    ROACH, Malcolm David appointed
    director
  15. 2020-06-30
    ➖
    ROACH, Mark Damion resigned
    director
  16. 2020-06-30
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2020-06-30
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  18. 2020-06-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2020-06-30
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    officers · AP01
  20. 2019-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2018-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2017-08-30
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    BAIG, Mirza Khalid appointed
    director
  23. 2017-08-30
    ➖
    BAIG, Mirza Khalid resigned
    director
  24. 2017-08-30
    ➕
    HALLATT, Lucinda Jane appointed
    director
  25. 2017-08-30
    ➖
    HALLATT, Lucinda Jane resigned
    director
  26. 2016-04-07
    ➕
    BALL, Michael Edward appointed
    director
  27. 2015-10-09
    ➖
    BROOKS, Peter David resigned
    director
  28. 2015-02-17
    ➖
    ROACH, Malcolm David resigned
    director
  29. 2015-02-02
    ➕
    BROOKS, Peter David appointed
    director
  30. 2013-10-09
    ➖
    HALLATT, Jon Antony resigned
    secretary
  31. 2013-07-19
    ➖
    HALLATT, Jon Antony resigned
    director
  32. 2012-12-10
    ➖
    HALLATT, Lucinda Jane resigned
    director
  33. 2012-12-10
    ➖
    MCDONALD, Teressa Simone resigned
    director
  34. 2011-11-21
    ➕
    HALLATT, Jon Antony appointed
    secretary
  35. 2011-11-21
    ➖
    ROACH, Malcolm David resigned
    secretary
  36. 2011-11-11
    ➕
    MCDONALD, Teressa Simone appointed
    director
  37. 2009-09-04
    ➕
    HALLATT, Jon Antony appointed
    director
  38. 2007-01-15
    ➖
    DEACON, Charles Julian resigned
    secretary
  39. 2007-01-15
    ➕
    ROACH, Malcolm David appointed
    secretary
  40. 2006-09-29
    ➖
    ADAMS, Robert Keith resigned
    director
  41. 2006-06-30
    ➖
    DEACON, Charles Julian resigned
    director
  42. 2006-06-30
    ➕
    ROACH, Mark Damion appointed
    director
  43. 2006-03-01
    ➕
    DEACON, Charles Julian appointed
    director
  44. 2006-02-20
    ➕
    ADAMS, Robert Keith appointed
    director
  45. 2006-02-20
    ➕
    HALLATT, Lucinda Jane appointed
    director
  46. 2006-02-20
    ➖
    SPOONER, Paul Rodney resigned
    director
  47. 2006-01-16
    ➕
    ROACH, Malcolm David appointed
    director
  48. 2006-01-03
    ➕
    DEACON, Charles Julian appointed
    secretary
  49. 2006-01-03
    ➖
    OWEN, Julie Ann resigned
    secretary
  50. 2005-10-31
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    Company incorporated
    As WINCHAM ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED
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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

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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

Wincham International Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

🏛️
Wincham International Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares · board control
significant stake
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WINCHAM ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED
This company · 05607266

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
Mr Michael Edward Ball
Individual · British · DOB 10/1954 · age 72
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control14/06/2018
Wincham International Limited
Corporate entity
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016

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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-10-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Wincham House
Greenfield Farm Trading Estate
Congleton
Cheshire
CW12 4TR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-04
Last: 2025-06-20

Officers (1 active · 17 resigned)

ROACH, Mark Damion→
director · ~50y · appointed 2024-04-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DEACON, Charles Julian→
secretary · appointed 2006-01-03 · resigned 2007-01-15
Resigned
HALLATT, Jon Antony→
secretary · appointed 2011-11-21 · resigned 2013-10-09
Resigned
OWEN, Julie Ann→
secretary · appointed 2005-10-31 · resigned 2006-01-03
Resigned
ROACH, Malcolm David→
secretary · appointed 2007-01-15 · resigned 2011-11-21
Resigned
ADAMS, Robert Keith→
director · ~47y · appointed 2006-02-20 · resigned 2006-09-29
Resigned
BAIG, Mirza Khalid→
director · ~44y · appointed 2017-08-30 · resigned 2017-08-30
Resigned
BALL, Michael Edward→
director · ~72y · appointed 2016-04-07 · resigned 2024-04-17
Resigned
BROOKS, Peter David→
director · ~69y · appointed 2015-02-02 · resigned 2015-10-09
Resigned
DEACON, Charles Julian→
director · ~84y · appointed 2006-03-01 · resigned 2006-06-30
Resigned
HALLATT, Jon Antony→
director · ~44y · appointed 2009-09-04 · resigned 2013-07-19
Resigned
HALLATT, Lucinda Jane→
director · ~68y · appointed 2017-08-30 · resigned 2017-08-30
Resigned
HALLATT, Lucinda Jane→
director · ~68y · appointed 2006-02-20 · resigned 2012-12-10
Resigned
MCDONALD, Teressa Simone→
director · ~54y · appointed 2011-11-11 · resigned 2012-12-10
Resigned
ROACH, Malcolm David→
director · ~76y · appointed 2020-06-30 · resigned 2020-09-24
Resigned
ROACH, Malcolm David→
director · ~76y · appointed 2006-01-16 · resigned 2015-02-17
Resigned
ROACH, Mark Damion→
director · ~50y · appointed 2006-06-30 · resigned 2020-06-30
Resigned
SPOONER, Paul Rodney→
director · ~75y · appointed 2005-10-31 · resigned 2006-02-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (99 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-31