ACCOUNTANCY & TAX RETURNS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
06786277 · ltd · incorporated 2009-01-08
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 Jan 2026
Net worth
£7.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Combined office administrative service activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). 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 (79/100)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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
40 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £7,123
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£7k
↑ 35% YoY
Current Assets
£11k
↑ 34% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2026-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £10.4k | £8.9k |
| Current assets | £11.4k | £8.6k |
| Net assets | £7.1k | £5.3k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-05📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2022-03-31➕AMIN, Mohd appointedsecretary
- 2022-02-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-05-01➖AMIN, Mohd resigneddirector
- 2020-02-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-02-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-01-09📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2009-01-08🏢Company incorporatedAs ACCOUNTANCY & TAX RETURNS LIMITED
- 2009-01-08➕CHARLES, Alan Paul appointeddirector
- 2009-01-08➕AMIN, Mohd appointeddirector
Owner dependency
93/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
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.
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Mohammed Amin Individual · British · DOB 09/1946 · age 80 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 08/01/2017 |
Mr Alan Paul Charles Individual · British · DOB 04/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 08/01/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-01-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82110 — Combined office administrative service activities
Registered office
32 Coleraine Road
Turnpike Lane
London
N8 0QL
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-18
Last: 2026-02-04
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
Active
CHARLES, Alan Paul→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2009-01-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
AMIN, Mohd→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 2009-01-08 · resigned 2020-05-01
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Recent filings (40 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-08
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-06-09