ACCOUNT 4 IT (UK) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06397467 · ltd · incorporated 2007-10-12
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£9.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Bookkeeping 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 (78/100)

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
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
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
49 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
Positive net assets
Net assets £9,809
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,067 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£10k
↓ 9.8% YoY
Current Assets
£34k
↓ 4.8% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£7k£14k£22k£29k£36kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£29.6k£41.4k
Current assets£34.2k£35.9k
Net assets£9.8k£10.9k

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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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2024-08-31
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  3. 2023-10-31
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  4. 2022-10-26
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  5. 2021-07-31
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  6. 2020-10-30
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  7. 2019-07-26
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  8. 2019-01-01
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    address · AD01
  9. 2018-07-30
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  10. 2017-07-28
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  11. 2016-08-31
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  12. 2015-10-05
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  13. 2015-07-13
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  14. 2014-10-07
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  15. 2014-07-20
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  16. 2013-10-12
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    BROOK, Philip David resigned
    secretary
  17. 2008-09-22
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    BROOK, Philip David appointed
    secretary
  18. 2008-09-22
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    COOPER, Annis resigned
    secretary
  19. 2008-07-02
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    COOPER, Annis appointed
    secretary
  20. 2008-06-19
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    BROOK, Garry Anthony appointed
    director
  21. 2008-06-19
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    BROWN, Catherine resigned
    secretary
  22. 2008-06-19
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    KEHOE, Gemma Ann resigned
    director
  23. 2007-10-12
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    Company incorporated
    As ACCOUNT 4 IT (UK) LIMITED
  24. 2007-10-12
    ➕
    BROWN, Catherine appointed
    secretary
  25. 2007-10-12
    ➕
    KEHOE, Gemma Ann 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 Garry Anthony Brook
Individual · British · DOB 01/1983 · age 43
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control05/10/2016

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
Incorporated2007-10-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69202 — Bookkeeping activities

Registered office

2a Tenter Hill
Clayton
Bradford
BD14 6BD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-13
Last: 2025-09-29

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

BROOK, Garry Anthony→
director · ~43y · appointed 2008-06-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BROOK, Philip David→
secretary · appointed 2008-09-22 · resigned 2013-10-12
Resigned
BROWN, Catherine→
secretary · appointed 2007-10-12 · resigned 2008-06-19
Resigned
COOPER, Annis→
secretary · appointed 2008-07-02 · resigned 2008-09-22
Resigned
KEHOE, Gemma Ann→
director · ~43y · appointed 2007-10-12 · resigned 2008-06-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (49 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-26
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-01
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-21
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accounts · AA
2021-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-07-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-01-01