ACCRUE BOOKKEEPING SERVICES LTD
💤Zombieactive
07657101 · ltd · incorporated 2011-06-03
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Bookkeeping activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). 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 12.2y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 12.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
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
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 | 200 |
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 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-15📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2019-10-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-09-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2016-12-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2014-04-08🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2011-06-03🏢Company incorporatedAs ACCRUE BOOKKEEPING SERVICES LTD
- 2011-06-03➕MUFID, Arian appointeddirector
Owner dependency
98/100
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 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 15 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
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 63. 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 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
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 |
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Mr Arian Mufid Individual · British · DOB 08/1963 · age 63 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AECMS LTD→ 15029601 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AEGIDIUS CONSULTING LIMITED→ 16293235 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AEGIS PRIVATE HEALTH CONSULTANT LIMITED→ 16252165 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AEM CONSULTANCY8 LTD→ 14541406 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| AEQUITAS LEGAL (RECOVERY) LIMITED→ 15291986 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AEQUITAS LEGAL SOLICITORS LIMITED→ 08884940 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| AERO GEARBOX INTERNATIONAL LIMITED→ 09430414 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| AERO SERVICES.GLOBAL LIMITED→ 10142530 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| AEROKNITE LIMITED→ 13219655 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| AEROSPACEHV LTD→ 11326130 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| AEROTONOMY LTD→ 13640605 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| AEVIM LIMITED→ 16626048 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-06-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69202 — Bookkeeping activities
Registered office
62 Seymour Grove
Manchester
M16 0LN
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-16
Last: 2026-02-02
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
MUFID, Arian→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2011-06-03
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
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| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 08/04/2014 | — |
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Recent filings (37 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-19
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-10-14