ACCOUNT SOLUTIONS (YORK) LTD

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07285384 · ltd · incorporated 2010-06-15
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 70). 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 15.5y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 15.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2023-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-09-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2019-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-02-25
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    STEPHENSON, Emma Rae resigned
    director
  11. 2019-02-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2019-02-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2018-05-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-04-11
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  16. 2016-06-15
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2015-12-15
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    LAWRENCE, Adrian John appointed
    director
  18. 2013-06-16
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    STEPHENSON, Sarah Anne resigned
    director
  19. 2012-02-01
    ➕
    STEPHENSON, Sarah Anne appointed
    director
  20. 2011-08-31
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    Charge satisfied #1
  21. 2011-02-01
    ➕
    LAWRENCE, Adrian John appointed
    secretary
  22. 2011-02-01
    ➖
    STEPHENSON, Emma Rae resigned
    secretary
  23. 2011-02-01
    ➖
    LAWRENCE, Adrian resigned
    director
  24. 2011-02-01
    ➕
    STEPHENSON, Emma Rae appointed
    director
  25. 2010-12-01
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Bibby Financial Services Limited
  26. 2010-07-07
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    STEPHENSON, Emma Rae appointed
    secretary
  27. 2010-06-15
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    Company incorporated
    As ACCOUNT SOLUTIONS (YORK) LTD
  28. 2010-06-15
    ➕
    LAWRENCE, Adrian 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 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
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 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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.
  • 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
Mr Adrian John Lawrence
Individual · British · DOB 06/1956 · age 70
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-06-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

5c Market Street
Malton
North Yorkshire
YO17 7LY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-23
Last: 2026-01-09

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

LAWRENCE, Adrian John→
secretary · appointed 2011-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LAWRENCE, Adrian John→
director · ~70y · appointed 2015-12-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STEPHENSON, Emma Rae→
secretary · appointed 2010-07-07 · resigned 2011-02-01
Resigned
LAWRENCE, Adrian→
director · ~70y · appointed 2010-06-15 · resigned 2011-02-01
Resigned
STEPHENSON, Emma Rae→
director · ~47y · appointed 2011-02-01 · resigned 2019-02-25
Resigned
STEPHENSON, Sarah Anne→
director · ~50y · appointed 2012-02-01 · resigned 2013-06-16
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Bibby Financial Services
Bibby Financial Services Limited
Debenture1 property01/12/201031/08/2011

Recent filings (49 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-09-12