ACCOUNTANCY & MANAGEMENT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06457410 · ltd · incorporated 2007-12-19
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£98.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 76). 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: 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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
50 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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
Positive net assets
Net assets £98,246

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£98k
↑ 27% YoY
Current Assets
£141k
↑ 20% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£28k£56k£84k£112k£141kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£128.3k£116.8k
Current assets£140.5k£116.8k
Net assets£98.2k£77.6k

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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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-04
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  3. 2025-07-20
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    COOPER, Michael Barry appointed
    director
  4. 2025-07-20
    ➖
    COOPER, Jacqueline Margaret resigned
    director
  5. 2025-07-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-07-20
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    officers · AP01
  7. 2024-11-05
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    address · AD01
  8. 2024-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-08-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-09-28
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2022-09-28
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2022-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-05-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-06-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2018-07-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  19. 2008-02-09
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    @UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD resigned
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  20. 2008-02-09
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    @UKPLC CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD resigned
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  21. 2008-01-01
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    COOPER, Jacqueline Margaret appointed
    director
  22. 2007-12-19
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    Company incorporated
    As ACCOUNTANCY & MANAGEMENT LIMITED
  23. 2007-12-19
    ➕
    @UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2007-12-19
    ➕
    @UKPLC CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-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 76 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
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 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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
Mr Michael Barry Cooper
Individual · British · DOB 06/1950 · age 76
50–75%
—50-75% shares28/09/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Jacqueline Margaret Cooperceased 04/08/2025· 50-75% shares

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
Incorporated2007-12-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

C/O Partners In Enterprise Ltd Ground & Lower Ground Floor
9 St Georges Place
Brighton
BN1 4GB
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last: 2025-09-16

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

COOPER, Michael Barry→
director · ~76y · appointed 2025-07-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
@UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-12-19 · resigned 2008-02-09
Resigned
COOPER, Jacqueline Margaret→
director · ~73y · appointed 2008-01-01 · resigned 2025-07-20
Resigned
@UKPLC CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-12-19 · resigned 2008-02-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (50 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-08-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-09-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-19