ACCOUNTS & TAX ADVISOR LTD

💤Zombieactive
06744911 · ltd · incorporated 2008-11-10
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Oct 2024
Net worth
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
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 69202Bookkeeping activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
45 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-09-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-10-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-08-07
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2019-08-30
    ALAM, Huma resigned
    director
  11. 2019-08-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2019-07-01
    ALAM, Huma appointed
    director
  13. 2019-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-07-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-07-01
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2016-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2009-11-25
    TAX ETC LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2008-11-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACCOUNTS & TAX ADVISOR LTD
  20. 2008-11-10
    KHAN, Fakhre Alam appointed
    director
  21. 2008-11-10
    TAX ETC LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary

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 18 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Fakhre Alam Khan
Individual · British · DOB 04/1975 · age 51
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2008-11-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

29 Egerton Gardens
Ilford
IG3 9HP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-13
Last: 2026-01-30

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

KHAN, Fakhre Alam
director · ~51y · appointed 2008-11-10
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Active
TAX ETC LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-11-10 · resigned 2009-11-25
Resigned
ALAM, Huma
director · ~44y · appointed 2019-07-01 · resigned 2019-08-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (45 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-07