ACCOUNTANTS & ASSOCIATES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07469242 · ltd · incorporated 2010-12-14
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 69201Accounting and auditing activities
  • 79110Travel agency activities
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 (79/100)

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, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
46 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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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
Average employees100100

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2025-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-01
    ➕
    AHMED, Salim appointed
    director
  4. 2024-10-01
    ➖
    AHMED, Salim resigned
    director
  5. 2024-10-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2024-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-07-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-09-16
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  10. 2022-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-03-31
    ➖
    CHOWDHURY, Sahera Khatun resigned
    secretary
  12. 2021-09-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-03-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-02-09
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  19. 2012-11-30
    ➕
    CHOWDHURY, Sahera Khatun appointed
    secretary
  20. 2012-10-01
    ➕
    CHOWDHURY, Niaz Ahamed appointed
    director
  21. 2012-10-01
    ➖
    CHOUDHURY, Neaz Ahmed resigned
    director
  22. 2010-12-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACCOUNTANTS & ASSOCIATES LIMITED
  23. 2010-12-14
    ➕
    CHOUDHURY, Neaz Ahmed 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

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 14 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 Niaz Ahamed Chowdhury
Individual · British · DOB 01/1974 · age 52
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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-12-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

25 Cheney Road
Luton
LU4 9ET
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-18
Last: 2026-03-04

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

CHOWDHURY, Niaz Ahamed→
director · ~52y · appointed 2012-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHOWDHURY, Sahera Khatun→
secretary · appointed 2012-11-30 · resigned 2022-03-31
Resigned
AHMED, Salim→
director · ~48y · appointed 2024-10-01 · resigned 2024-10-01
Resigned
CHOUDHURY, Neaz Ahmed→
director · ~55y · appointed 2010-12-14 · resigned 2012-10-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (46 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-05
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-12