ACCOUNTANCY ADVISORY SERVICES LTD

💤Zombieactive
07355840 · ltd · incorporated 2010-08-24
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.
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 69202Bookkeeping activities
  • 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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, 3 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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
47 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
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£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Average employees500500

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2022-12-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2022-12-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-06-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2021-05-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-07-31
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  13. 2019-07-22
    ➖
    ZEESHAN, Hina resigned
    secretary
  14. 2019-05-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2011-08-18
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    KHAN, Zeeshan resigned
    secretary
  18. 2011-08-18
    ➕
    ZEESHAN, Hina appointed
    secretary
  19. 2011-08-18
    ➖
    KHAN, Muhammed Sohail Shahzad resigned
    director
  20. 2010-11-01
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    KHAN, Zeeshan appointed
    secretary
  21. 2010-08-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACCOUNTANCY ADVISORY SERVICES LTD
  22. 2010-08-24
    ➕
    KHAN, Zeeshan appointed
    director
  23. 2010-08-24
    ➕
    KHAN, Muhammed Sohail Shahzad appointed
    director

Owner dependency

85/100
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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • 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 Zeeshan Khan
Individual · British · DOB 03/1985 · age 41
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting01/09/2016

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
Incorporated2010-08-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

Office 3213 321-323 High Road
Chadwell Heath
Essex
RM6 6AX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-14
Last: 2026-04-30

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

KHAN, Zeeshan→
director · ~41y · appointed 2010-08-24
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Active
KHAN, Zeeshan→
secretary · appointed 2010-11-01 · resigned 2011-08-18
Resigned
ZEESHAN, Hina→
secretary · appointed 2011-08-18 · resigned 2019-07-22
Resigned
KHAN, Muhammed Sohail Shahzad→
director · ~47y · appointed 2010-08-24 · resigned 2011-08-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (47 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-12-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-16