A.K.ACCOUNTING SERVICES LTD

💤Zombieactive
06064916 · ltd · incorporated 2007-01-24
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
£-43.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Bookkeeping activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). 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 (79/100)

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
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
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £43,405
Net assets shrinking
Down £43,436 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£43k
↓ 140116% YoY
Current Assets
£2k
↓ 78% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£43k-£33k-£22k-£11k-£739£10kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£36.0k£50.4k
Current assets£2.2k£9.9k
Net assets£-43.4k£31

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
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-28
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-09-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2020-10-23
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  8. 2020-05-04
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  9. 2020-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  11. 2018-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-09-21
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  13. 2018-06-13
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-06-07
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    accounts · AA01
  15. 2017-06-06
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2011-03-31
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    KINNEAR, Natasha resigned
    director
  17. 2010-08-10
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    KINNEAR, Natasha appointed
    director
  18. 2010-04-01
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    KINNEAR, James resigned
    director
  19. 2010-03-10
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    KINNEAR, James resigned
    secretary
  20. 2008-04-01
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    KINNEAR, James appointed
    director
  21. 2007-01-24
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    Company incorporated
    As A.K.ACCOUNTING SERVICES LTD
  22. 2007-01-24
    ➕
    KINNEAR, Angela Jane appointed
    director
  23. 2007-01-24
    ➕
    KINNEAR, James appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

93/100
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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Angela Jane Kinnear
Individual · British · DOB 12/1966 · age 60
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2007-01-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69202 — Bookkeeping activities

Registered office

Wellington Lower Road
Quidhampton
Salisbury
SP2 9AR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-24
Last: 2026-02-10

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

KINNEAR, Angela Jane→
director · ~60y · appointed 2007-01-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KINNEAR, James→
secretary · appointed 2007-01-24 · resigned 2010-03-10
Resigned
KINNEAR, James→
director · ~35y · appointed 2008-04-01 · resigned 2010-04-01
Resigned
KINNEAR, Natasha→
director · ~32y · appointed 2010-08-10 · resigned 2011-03-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (57 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-11
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2020-10-23
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2020-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-04-29