APPLE ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

06596872 · ltd · incorporated 2008-05-19

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

—

year to Jul 2024

Net worth

£177.5k

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

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 74/100 (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 (69/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

65 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £177,501

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£142k

Net Worth

£178k

Current Assets

£142k

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-07-31
Total assets	£177.5k
Current assets	£142.2k
Cash	£142.2k
Net assets	£177.5k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand

2026-04-27
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-10-29
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-10-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-21
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-07-28
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-04-29
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-10-16
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-10-15
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-07-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-07-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-30
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-11-08
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-10-28
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-10-28
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-10-28
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-10-28
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-10-18
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-08-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-02
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-08-02
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-08-01
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KHANNA, Anuj appointed
director
2021-08-01
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JEFFS, Kim resigned
secretary
2021-08-01
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LEE, Joe resigned
director
2016-05-27
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JEFFS, Kim appointed
secretary
2012-12-31
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JEFFS, Kim resigned
director
2011-01-01
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LEE, Joe resigned
secretary
2011-01-01
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LEE, Joe appointed
director
2008-05-19
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Company incorporated
As APPLE ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
2008-05-19
➕
LEE, Joe appointed
secretary
2008-05-19
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JEFFS, Kim appointed
director

Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100

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.
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

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Anuj Khanna Individual · British · DOB 05/1984 · age 42	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	01/08/2021

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Ms Joe Leeceased 01/08/2021· board control
Ms Kim Jeffsceased 01/08/2021· 75-100% voting · board control

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2008-05-19

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

146 Manor Way

Borehamwood

WD6 1QX

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-07-27

Last made up to: 2024-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-13

Last: 2025-07-30

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

KHANNA, Anuj→

director · ~42y · appointed 2021-08-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

JEFFS, Kim→

secretary · appointed 2016-05-27 · resigned 2021-08-01

Resigned

LEE, Joe→

secretary · appointed 2008-05-19 · resigned 2011-01-01

Resigned

JEFFS, Kim→

director · ~60y · appointed 2008-05-19 · resigned 2012-12-31

Resigned

LEE, Joe→

director · ~56y · appointed 2011-01-01 · resigned 2021-08-01

Resigned

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Recent filings (65 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened

accounts · AA01

2026-04-27

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2025-10-29

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-10-28

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

accounts · AA

2025-10-28

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2025-10-21

change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened

accounts · AA01

2025-07-28

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened

accounts · AA01

2025-04-29

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2024-10-16

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2024-10-15

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-10-14

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

accounts · AA

2024-07-31

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened

accounts · AA01

2024-04-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-08-04

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

accounts · AA

2023-07-31

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened

accounts · AA01

2023-04-30