LEDGER BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05853616 · ltd · incorporated 2006-06-21
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). 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 (72/100)

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
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.

Key financials

1 year 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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-31
Average employees200

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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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-25
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2024-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-08-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-08-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2022-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-10-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-10-19
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-09-29
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-06-28
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  13. 2017-06-28
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2017-04-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2016-10-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-07-12
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2006-06-21
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    Company incorporated
    As LEDGER BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  18. 2006-06-21
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    LEDGER, Kimberly Ann appointed
    secretary
  19. 2006-06-21
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    LEDGER, Mark Philip appointed
    director
  20. 2006-06-21
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    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2006-06-21
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    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2006-06-21
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    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2006-06-21
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    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LEDGER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — 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 65. 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 Mark Philip Ledger
Individual · British · DOB 05/1961 · age 65
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Kimberly Ledger
Individual · American · DOB 02/1966 · age 60
25–50%
—25-50% 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
Incorporated2006-06-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70221 — Financial management

Registered office

N2-04 Columba House Adastral Park
Martlesham Heath
Ipswich
IP5 3RE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-25
Last: 2025-06-11

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

LEDGER, Kimberly Ann→
secretary · appointed 2006-06-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LEDGER, Mark Philip→
director · ~65y · appointed 2006-06-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-06-21 · resigned 2006-06-21
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-06-21 · resigned 2006-06-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (54 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-10-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-16
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-09-24