APPROACHABLE ACCOUNTANTS LTD

💤Zombieactive
07130656 · ltd · incorporated 2010-01-20
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 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: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 69203Tax consultancy
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: medium (78/100)

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
44 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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees500-300

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
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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. 2025-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-10-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2022-10-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2022-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-03-26
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2021-02-26
    ➕
    BROOK, Julie Anne appointed
    director
  10. 2021-02-26
    ➖
    EBDON, Lydia Margaret resigned
    director
  11. 2021-02-26
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2021-02-26
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2021-02-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2021-02-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2021-02-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company
    address · AD01
  16. 2021-02-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2021-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-03-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2010-01-20
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    Company incorporated
    As APPROACHABLE ACCOUNTANTS LTD
  21. 2010-01-20
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    EBDON, Lydia Margaret 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 16 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Julie Anne Brook
Individual · British · DOB 06/1972 · age 54
75–100%
—75-100% shares26/02/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Miss Lydia Margaret Ebdonceased 26/02/2021· 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
Incorporated2010-01-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

Westminster Business Centre
10 Great North Way
York
YO26 6RB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-06
Last: 2026-01-23

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

BROOK, Julie Anne→
director · ~54y · appointed 2021-02-26
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Active
EBDON, Lydia Margaret→
director · ~56y · appointed 2010-01-20 · resigned 2021-02-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (44 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-10-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-16
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-03-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-02-26