ACCOUNTANCY SOLUTIONS (EAST ANGLIA) LTD

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06298755 · ltd · incorporated 2007-07-02
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£-2.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
47 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £1,988
Cash YoY
-14%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£20k
↓ 14% YoY
Net Worth
-£2k
↑ 88% YoY
Current Assets
£49k
↑ 5.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£16k-£3k£10k£23k£36k£49kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£16.6k£13.5k
Current assets£49.0k£46.3k
Cash£20.0k£23.1k
Debtors£29.0k£23.1k
Net assets£-2.0k£-16.3k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-17
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  2. 2025-04-02
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  3. 2024-01-19
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  4. 2022-09-21
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  5. 2022-04-27
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  6. 2021-01-07
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  7. 2020-04-08
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  8. 2019-04-03
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  9. 2018-04-20
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  10. 2017-04-05
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  11. 2016-03-17
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  12. 2015-07-13
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  13. 2015-04-30
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  14. 2015-03-17
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  15. 2009-09-28
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    WATKINS, Debra Kim resigned
    secretary
  16. 2009-06-02
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    PATEL, Niranjan resigned
    secretary
  17. 2008-05-19
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    WATKINS, Debra Kim appointed
    secretary
  18. 2008-01-11
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    KHERA, Himanshu resigned
    director
  19. 2007-07-28
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    MANN, Sandeep Kaur resigned
    secretary
  20. 2007-07-25
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    PATEL, Niranjan appointed
    secretary
  21. 2007-07-25
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    KHERA, Himanshu appointed
    director
  22. 2007-07-02
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    Company incorporated
    As ACCOUNTANCY SOLUTIONS (EAST ANGLIA) LTD
  23. 2007-07-02
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    PATEL, Niranjan appointed
    director
  24. 2007-07-02
    ➕
    MANN, Sandeep Kaur appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

85/100
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.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Niranjan Patel
Individual · British · DOB 07/1969 · age 57
75–100%
75–100%sig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · significant influence · firm interest06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2007-07-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

143 Eastfield Road
Peterborough
Cambridgeshire
PE1 4AU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-16
Last: 2026-07-02

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

PATEL, Niranjan→
director · ~57y · appointed 2007-07-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MANN, Sandeep Kaur→
secretary · appointed 2007-07-02 · resigned 2007-07-28
Resigned
PATEL, Niranjan→
secretary · appointed 2007-07-25 · resigned 2009-06-02
Resigned
WATKINS, Debra Kim→
secretary · appointed 2008-05-19 · resigned 2009-09-28
Resigned
KHERA, Himanshu→
director · ~44y · appointed 2007-07-25 · resigned 2008-01-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (47 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-05
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2026-03-17
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-02
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accounts · AA
2024-01-19
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-03
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accounts · AA
2022-09-21
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-27
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-02
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accounts · AA
2021-01-07
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-11