ACCOUNTING SERVICES 2000 LTD

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06995834 · ltd · incorporated 2009-08-20
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
£4.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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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: 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 (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

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 (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
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 · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £3,993
Cash YoY
+89%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£7k
↑ 89% YoY
Net Worth
£4k
↑ 1088% YoY
Current Assets
£9k
↑ 48% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£2k£3k£5k£7k£9kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£4.0k£336
Current assets£8.5k£5.8k
Cash£7.3k£3.9k
Debtors£1.2k£1.9k
Net assets£4.0k£336

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-04
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-08
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-14
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-03-10
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-03-12
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-04-08
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-04-29
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-03-13
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-06-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2015-09-14
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    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2015-03-26
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2014-09-05
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2013-11-26
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2009-08-20
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    Company incorporated
    As ACCOUNTING SERVICES 2000 LTD
  17. 2009-08-20
    ➕
    BUCHAN, Yvette appointed
    secretary
  18. 2009-08-20
    ➕
    BUCHAN, Yvette Michelle appointed
    director
  19. 2009-08-20
    ➕
    JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer appointed
    director
  20. 2009-08-20
    ➖
    JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer resigned
    director

Owner dependency

93/100
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 17 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 candidate

Strong 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 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Yvette Michelle Buchan
Individual · British · DOB 02/1968 · age 58
75–100%
75–100%sig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · significant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2009-08-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

53 Duggers Lane
Braintree
Essex
CM7 1BA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-03
Last: 2025-08-20

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

BUCHAN, Yvette→
secretary · appointed 2009-08-20
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Active
BUCHAN, Yvette Michelle→
director · ~58y · appointed 2009-08-20
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Active
JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer→
director · ~56y · appointed 2009-08-20 · resigned 2009-08-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (40 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-04-29