ABC ACCOUNTANCY & MARKETING SERVICES LTD

💤Zombieactive

05860031 · ltd · incorporated 2006-06-28

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 Jun 2025

Net worth

£21.1k

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other telecommunications activities

Sector: Information & communication

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

69201Accounting and auditing activities

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 75). 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 (77/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

56 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £21,094

Net assets shrinking

Down £5,449 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£21k

↓ 21% YoY

Current Assets

£22k

↓ 18% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30
Total assets	£21.1k	£26.5k
Current assets	£22.2k	£27.2k
Net assets	£21.1k	£26.5k

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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand

2026-03-03
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accounts · AA
2025-03-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-01-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-10-29
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-10-29
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2018-07-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-05-29
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2018-04-26
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officers · TM02
2018-04-26
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2018-04-26
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officers · AP01
2018-04-20
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SILVERMAN, Robert appointed
director
2018-04-20
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SILVERMAN, Robert resigned
secretary
2018-04-20
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DE FRIEND, Melvyn Maxwell Joseph resigned
director
2018-03-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2008-11-11
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DE FRIEND, Melvyn Maxwell Joseph appointed
director
2008-11-11
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EZEKIEL, Jason Zoe resigned
director
2007-06-20
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EZEKIEL, Jason Zoe appointed
director
2007-06-20
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SILVERMAN, Robert resigned
director
2007-06-15
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RADFORD, Duncan Aaron resigned
director
2006-06-28
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Company incorporated
As ABC ACCOUNTANCY & MARKETING SERVICES LTD
2006-06-28
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SILVERMAN, Robert appointed
secretary
2006-06-28
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RADFORD, Duncan Aaron appointed
director
2006-06-28
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SILVERMAN, Robert appointed
director

Owner dependency

90/100

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 age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Robert Silverman Individual · British · DOB 12/1951 · age 75	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	20/04/2018

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

Incorporated2006-06-28

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC61900 — Other telecommunications activities

Registered office

77-79 Station Road

Chingford

London

E4 7BU

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-10

Last: 2026-04-26

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

SILVERMAN, Robert→

director · ~75y · appointed 2018-04-20

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Active

SILVERMAN, Robert→

secretary · appointed 2006-06-28 · resigned 2018-04-20

Resigned

DE FRIEND, Melvyn Maxwell Joseph→

director · ~78y · appointed 2008-11-11 · resigned 2018-04-20

Resigned

EZEKIEL, Jason Zoe→

director · ~45y · appointed 2007-06-20 · resigned 2008-11-11

Resigned

RADFORD, Duncan Aaron→

director · ~64y · appointed 2006-06-28 · resigned 2007-06-15

Resigned

SILVERMAN, Robert→

director · ~75y · appointed 2006-06-28 · resigned 2007-06-20

Resigned

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