ACCOUNTS & RETURNS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

06582465 · ltd · incorporated 2008-05-01

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 Apr 2025

Net worth

—

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

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

54 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand

2026-01-30
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accounts · AA
2024-12-31
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accounts · AA
2024-10-31
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officers · TM01
2024-10-18
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OLIVER-BYRNE, Alex resigned
director
2024-01-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-15
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accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2023-01-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-21
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accounts · AA
2021-12-01
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officers · AP01
2021-11-01
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RAI, Daljit appointed
director
2021-04-29
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accounts · AA
2020-01-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-01-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-03-20
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accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2018-01-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-01-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-07-20
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annual-return · AR01
2015-06-01
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RAI, Daljit resigned
director
2015-02-01
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RAI, Daljit appointed
director
2014-05-02
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RAI, Daljit resigned
secretary
2014-05-02
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RAI, Daljit resigned
director
2013-12-16
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LONIS, Brian Gerald resigned
director
2013-12-02
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LONIS, Brian Gerald appointed
director
2011-05-02
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RAI, Daljit appointed
director
2008-05-01
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Company incorporated
As ACCOUNTS & RETURNS LIMITED
2008-05-01
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RAI, Daljit appointed
secretary
2008-05-01
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OLIVER-BYRNE, Alex appointed
director

Owner dependency

83/100

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.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

3 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Daljit Rai Individual · British · DOB 08/1968 · age 58	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	06/04/2016
Mr James Oliver-Byrne Individual · British · DOB 08/1988 · age 38	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	06/04/2016
Mr Alex Oliver-Byrne Individual · British · DOB 08/1955 · age 71	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2008-05-01

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

26 Smith Street

Warwick

CV34 4HS

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-18

Last: 2026-04-04

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

RAI, Daljit→

director · ~58y · appointed 2021-11-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

RAI, Daljit→

secretary · appointed 2008-05-01 · resigned 2014-05-02

Resigned

LONIS, Brian Gerald→

director · ~78y · appointed 2013-12-02 · resigned 2013-12-16

Resigned

OLIVER-BYRNE, Alex→

director · ~71y · appointed 2008-05-01 · resigned 2024-10-18

Resigned

RAI, Daljit→

director · ~58y · appointed 2015-02-01 · resigned 2015-06-01

Resigned

RAI, Daljit→

director · ~58y · appointed 2011-05-02 · resigned 2014-05-02

Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (54 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-04-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-01-30

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-05-09

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-12-31

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officers · TM01

2024-10-31

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-04-25

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-01-26

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-04-06

accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AAMD

2023-02-15

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-01-28

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-04-08

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-01-21

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2021-12-01

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-05-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2021-04-29