ACCOUNTS INVESTIGATIONS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05667710 · ltd · incorporated 2006-01-06
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2026
Net worth
£3.1k
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
Asset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 68). 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 (78/100)

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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
57 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 £3,122
Net assets shrinking
Down £311 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£3k
↓ 9.1% YoY
Current Assets
£5k
↓ 22% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£1k£2k£4k£5k£6kMar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-03-312025-03-31
Total assets£3.1k£3.4k
Current assets£4.6k£5.9k
Net assets£3.1k£3.4k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 3 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-05
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    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-02-21
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2026-02-20
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2026-02-18
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-04-07
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  6. 2024-04-01
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  7. 2023-04-04
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  8. 2022-04-06
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  9. 2021-04-06
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  10. 2020-04-10
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  11. 2019-12-23
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  12. 2018-12-10
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  13. 2017-12-28
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-09-23
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    officers · TM02
  15. 2016-09-23
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    officers · TM01
  16. 2016-09-17
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    HAMMOND, Kathryn Jane resigned
    secretary
  17. 2016-09-17
    ➖
    HAMMOND, Kathryn Jane resigned
    director
  18. 2010-01-15
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    HAMMOND, Kathryn Jane appointed
    director
  19. 2006-01-06
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    Company incorporated
    As ACCOUNTS INVESTIGATIONS LIMITED
  20. 2006-01-06
    ➕
    LOXTON, Robert William Michael appointed
    director
  21. 2006-01-06
    ➕
    HAMMOND, Kathryn Jane appointed
    secretary
  22. 2006-01-06
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    A.C. SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2006-01-06
    ➖
    A.C. SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2006-01-06
    ➕
    A.C. DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  25. 2006-01-06
    ➖
    A.C. DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — 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 68. 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 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 Robert William Michael Loxton
Individual · British · DOB 10/1958 · age 68
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2006-01-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

8 Queensway Crescent, Shiphay
Torquay
Devon
TQ2 6DH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-20
Last: 2026-01-06

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

LOXTON, Robert William Michael→
director · ~68y · appointed 2006-01-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HAMMOND, Kathryn Jane→
secretary · appointed 2006-01-06 · resigned 2016-09-17
Resigned
A.C. SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2006-01-06 · resigned 2006-01-06
Resigned
HAMMOND, Kathryn Jane→
director · ~40y · appointed 2010-01-15 · resigned 2016-09-17
Resigned
A.C. DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2006-01-06 · resigned 2006-01-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (57 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-08