ABC BOOKKEEPING & ACCOUNTANCY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06833474 · ltd · incorporated 2009-03-02
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Bookkeeping activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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: high (81/100)

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
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
66 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
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
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£6k£13k£19k£25k£32kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets—£25.0k
Current assets—£31.6k
Net assets—£583
Average employees0—

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2023-01-12
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2023-01-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2022-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-11-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2022-11-01
    ➕
    PERVEZ, Ashraf appointed
    director
  10. 2022-06-15
    ➖
    RASHID, Syed Sadikur resigned
    director
  11. 2022-05-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2022-05-17
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2021-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-10-25
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    AKTER, Khalada resigned
    director
  15. 2021-10-25
    ➕
    RASHID, Syed Sadikur appointed
    director
  16. 2021-10-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2021-10-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2021-04-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2021-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2021-02-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  21. 2021-02-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  22. 2019-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  23. 2017-06-20
    ➕
    AKTER, Khalada appointed
    director
  24. 2017-06-15
    ➖
    HOSSAIN, Mohammed Akbar resigned
    director
  25. 2016-07-01
    ➖
    AKTER, Khalada resigned
    director
  26. 2016-07-01
    ➕
    HOSSAIN, Mohammed Akbar appointed
    director
  27. 2012-03-31
    ➖
    HOSSAIN, Belal resigned
    director
  28. 2009-09-02
    ➕
    AKTER, Khalada appointed
    director
  29. 2009-09-02
    ➖
    PERVEZ, Ashraf resigned
    director
  30. 2009-03-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABC BOOKKEEPING & ACCOUNTANCY LIMITED
  31. 2009-03-02
    ➕
    HOSSAIN, Belal appointed
    director
  32. 2009-03-02
    ➕
    PERVEZ, Ashraf 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 17 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ashraf Pervez
Individual · British · DOB 02/1978 · age 48
——sig. influencesignificant influence15/06/2022
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Syed Sadikur Rashidceased 15/06/2022· 75-100% shares
  • Mrs Khalada Akterceased 17/05/2022· 75-100% shares
  • Mrs Khalada Akterceased 15/06/2017· 75-100% 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
Incorporated2009-03-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69202 — Bookkeeping activities

Registered office

Unit 6, 80a Ashfield Street
London
E1 2BJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-22
Last: 2025-08-08

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

PERVEZ, Ashraf→
director · ~48y · appointed 2022-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
AKTER, Khalada→
director · ~48y · appointed 2017-06-20 · resigned 2021-10-25
Resigned
AKTER, Khalada→
director · ~48y · appointed 2009-09-02 · resigned 2016-07-01
Resigned
HOSSAIN, Belal→
director · ~55y · appointed 2009-03-02 · resigned 2012-03-31
Resigned
HOSSAIN, Mohammed Akbar→
director · ~54y · appointed 2016-07-01 · resigned 2017-06-15
Resigned
PERVEZ, Ashraf→
director · ~48y · appointed 2009-03-02 · resigned 2009-09-02
Resigned
RASHID, Syed Sadikur→
director · ~41y · appointed 2021-10-25 · resigned 2022-06-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (66 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-01-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-01-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-05-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-05-17