ASSOCIATION OF CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANTS

💤Zombieactive
07570323 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2011-03-18
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
£5.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of professional membership organisations
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 78). 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 (82/100)

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
44 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £5,733

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£6k
↑ 15% YoY
Current Assets
£6k
↑ 15% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£1k£2k£3k£5k£6kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£5.7k£5.0k
Current assets£5.7k£5.0k
Net assets£5.7k£5.0k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-03-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-10-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-03-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-09-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-09-20
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    administrative-restoration-company
    restoration · RT01
  10. 2022-08-30
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    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  11. 2022-06-14
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2021-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-03-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2011-03-18
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    Company incorporated
    As ASSOCIATION OF CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANTS
  18. 2011-03-18
    ➕
    HENRY, Kevin appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 15 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100
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 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Kevin Henry
Individual · British · DOB 05/1948 · age 78
——sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest18/03/2017

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2011-03-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC94120 — Activities of professional membership organisations

Registered office

Flat 3, Ten Lancaster, Lancaster Road,
Birkdale,
Southport,
PR8 2LE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-20
Last: 2026-03-06

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

HENRY, Kevin→
director · ~78y · appointed 2011-03-18
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Recent filings (44 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-20
administrative-restoration-company
restoration · RT01
2022-09-20
gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2022-08-30