ACCOUNTANCY & TAXATION SOLUTIONS LIMITED

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05702538 · ltd · incorporated 2006-02-08
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
£3.0k
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
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 69202Bookkeeping activities
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 66). 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, 2 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
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
60 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 £3,019
Net assets shrinking
Down £5,361 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£3k
↓ 64% YoY
Current Assets
£20k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£4k£8k£12k£16k£20kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£6.9k£15.8k
Current assets£20.2k£20.4k
Net assets£3.0k£8.4k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-19
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  3. 2025-02-28
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    GUIZAR, Sania resigned
    secretary
  4. 2024-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-05-22
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2023-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-05-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2023-05-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2022-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-05-10
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2022-05-03
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2021-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-12-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2007-02-01
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    GUIZAR, Sania appointed
    secretary
  18. 2007-02-01
    ➖
    MALIK, Shahid Javid resigned
    secretary
  19. 2007-01-05
    ➖
    MALIK, Shahid Javid resigned
    director
  20. 2006-02-09
    ➖
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2006-02-09
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  22. 2006-02-08
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    Company incorporated
    As ACCOUNTANCY & TAXATION SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  23. 2006-02-08
    ➕
    GULZAR, Mohammad Azam appointed
    director
  24. 2006-02-08
    ➕
    MALIK, Shahid Javid appointed
    secretary
  25. 2006-02-08
    ➕
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2006-02-08
    ➕
    MALIK, Shahid Javid appointed
    director
  27. 2006-02-08
    ➕
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD 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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — 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 66. 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 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mohammad Azam Gulzar
Individual · British · DOB 08/1960 · age 66
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mrs Tajamal Parveen Gulzar
Individual · British · DOB 10/1961 · age 65
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting02/05/2021

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-02-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

26 Northleigh Road
Manchester
Lancashire
M16 0EQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last: 2025-05-17

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

GULZAR, Mohammad Azam→
director · ~66y · appointed 2006-02-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GUIZAR, Sania→
secretary · appointed 2007-02-01 · resigned 2025-02-28
Resigned
MALIK, Shahid Javid→
secretary · appointed 2006-02-08 · resigned 2007-02-01
Resigned
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-02-08 · resigned 2006-02-09
Resigned
MALIK, Shahid Javid→
director · ~53y · appointed 2006-02-08 · resigned 2007-01-05
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-02-08 · resigned 2006-02-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (60 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-17
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-05-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-09