ACCOUNTS HOUSE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06304236 · ltd · incorporated 2007-07-06
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 2024
Net worth
£106.8k
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
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (74/100)

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 (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
64 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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £106,848

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£107k
Current Assets
£272k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-07-31
Total assets£154.7k
Current assets£272.3k
Net assets£106.8k

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 resolution
Last 90 days
5
filings
  • • 2 resolution
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 incorporation
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • • 2 resolution
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 incorporation
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-06
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  2. 2026-04-17
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  3. 2026-04-17
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  4. 2026-03-31
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  5. 2026-02-05
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2025-07-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2025-04-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2024-08-06
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  9. 2024-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-11-22
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2021-11-22
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  14. 2021-04-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2009-04-24
    ➖
    ZAHID, Sobia resigned
    secretary
  18. 2008-06-15
    ➕
    MAHMOOD, Zahid appointed
    director
  19. 2008-06-15
    ➖
    SHAHID, Ruqia resigned
    director
  20. 2007-07-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACCOUNTS HOUSE LIMITED
  21. 2007-07-06
    ➕
    ZAHID, Sobia appointed
    secretary
  22. 2007-07-06
    ➕
    MAHMOOD, Tahir appointed
    director
  23. 2007-07-06
    ➖
    MAHMOOD, Tahir resigned
    director
  24. 2007-07-06
    ➕
    SHAHID, Ruqia appointed
    director

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 18 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 18 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 Zahid Mahmood
Individual · British · DOB 09/1976 · age 50
75–100%
—75-100% shares31/01/2017

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
Incorporated2007-07-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

13 Willow Parade Moor Lane
Upminster
RM14 1DZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-04
Last: 2026-04-20

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

MAHMOOD, Zahid→
director · ~50y · appointed 2008-06-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ZAHID, Sobia→
secretary · appointed 2007-07-06 · resigned 2009-04-24
Resigned
MAHMOOD, Tahir→
director · ~56y · appointed 2007-07-06 · resigned 2007-07-06
Resigned
SHAHID, Ruqia→
director · ~50y · appointed 2007-07-06 · resigned 2008-06-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (64 total)

resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-20
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-04-17
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-04-17
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-03-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-02
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2024-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-29