DAVIES JOHN ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07248959 · ltd · incorporated 2010-05-11
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
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
£19.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 75). 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: high (80/100)

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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
53 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 £19,197
Net assets shrinking
Down £2,658 YoY
Cash YoY
+227%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£21k
↑ 227% YoY
Net Worth
£19k
↓ 12% YoY
Current Assets
£27k
↑ 51% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£5k£11k£16k£22k£27kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£19.2k£21.9k
Current assets£27.0k£17.9k
Cash£21.4k£6.5k
Net assets£19.2k£21.9k

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.

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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 (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-28
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    PHILLIPS, Winston Richard resigned
    director
  3. 2025-04-28
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2025-04-28
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    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-04-28
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2025-02-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-09-17
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    PHILLIPS, Winston Richard appointed
    director
  8. 2024-09-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2024-09-17
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    officers · AP01
  10. 2024-09-13
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    SMITH, Jane Patricia appointed
    director
  11. 2024-09-13
    ➖
    PHILLIPS, Winston Richard resigned
    director
  12. 2024-09-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2024-09-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2024-09-13
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2023-06-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2023-01-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2022-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-10-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-02-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2017-10-06
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  22. 2016-12-15
    ➖
    ORME, Geoffrey resigned
    director
  23. 2016-12-15
    ➕
    PHILLIPS, Winston Richard appointed
    director
  24. 2011-11-08
    ➖
    PHILLIPS, Winston Richard resigned
    director
  25. 2011-11-07
    ➕
    ORME, Geoffrey appointed
    director
  26. 2010-05-11
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    Company incorporated
    As DAVIES JOHN ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED
  27. 2010-05-11
    ➕
    PHILLIPS, Winston Richard appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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
Mrs Jane Patricia Smith
Individual · British · DOB 08/1951 · age 75
——sig. influencesignificant influence28/04/2025
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Winston Richard Phillipsceased 28/04/2025· 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest
  • Mr Winston Richard Phillipsceased 13/09/2024· significant influence · trust interest · firm interest
  • Mr Winston Richard Phillipsceased 06/10/2017· 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
Incorporated2010-05-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

Times Buildings
South Crescent
Llandrindod Wells
Powys
LD1 5DH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-07
Last: 2025-06-23

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

SMITH, Jane Patricia→
director · ~75y · appointed 2024-09-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ORME, Geoffrey→
director · ~82y · appointed 2011-11-07 · resigned 2016-12-15
Resigned
PHILLIPS, Winston Richard→
director · ~82y · appointed 2024-09-17 · resigned 2025-04-28
Resigned
PHILLIPS, Winston Richard→
director · ~82y · appointed 2016-12-15 · resigned 2024-09-13
Resigned
PHILLIPS, Winston Richard→
director · ~82y · appointed 2010-05-11 · resigned 2011-11-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (53 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-04-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-03
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-09-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-18