ACCOUNTANCY & CORPORATE EXPERTISE LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
07449555 · ltd · incorporated 2010-11-24
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Bookkeeping activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 69). 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: low (54/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
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
43 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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2026-02-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-01-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-01-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-02-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-03-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-03-14📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2022-05-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-13📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2013-05-24➖GUR, Gerard Dominique resigneddirector
- 2010-11-24🏢Company incorporatedAs ACCOUNTANCY & CORPORATE EXPERTISE LIMITED
- 2010-11-24➕PIETREMENT, Marie Magali appointedsecretary
- 2010-11-24➕PIETREMENT, Pascal Jacques Marie appointeddirector
- 2010-11-24➕GUR, Gerard Dominique appointeddirector
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
88/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Pascal Jacques Marie Pietrement Individual · French · DOB 08/1957 · age 69 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-11-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69202 — Bookkeeping activities
Registered office
Enterprise House, 38 Tyndall Court Commerce Road
Lynch Wood
Peterborough
PE2 6LR
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-24
Last: 2025-11-10
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
PIETREMENT, Marie Magali→
Activesecretary · appointed 2010-11-24
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PIETREMENT, Pascal Jacques Marie→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2010-11-24
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GUR, Gerard Dominique→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2010-11-24 · resigned 2013-05-24
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Recent filings (43 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-14
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-11