APPLEWOOD ACCOUNTANCY LTD
💤Zombieactive
07677143 · ltd · incorporated 2011-06-21
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
—
year to Mar 2026
Net worth
£4.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). 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: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
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
32 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £4,175
Cash YoY
+129%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£4k
↑ 129% YoY
Net Worth
£4k
↑ 222% YoY
Current Assets
£5k
↑ 37% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2026-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £4.2k | £1.3k |
| Current assets | £5.3k | £3.8k |
| Cash | £4.3k | £1.9k |
| Debtors | £1.0k | £2.0k |
| Net assets | £4.2k | £1.3k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-06➖WHITTAKER, Stephen Thomas resignedsecretary
- 2020-03-06📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2019-08-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-21📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-06-29📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-04-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-08-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2011-06-21🏢Company incorporatedAs APPLEWOOD ACCOUNTANCY LTD
- 2011-06-21➕WHITTAKER, Elizabeth Anne appointeddirector
- 2011-06-21➕WHITTAKER, Stephen Thomas appointedsecretary
Owner dependency
93/100
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 59 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Elizabeth Anne Whittaker Individual · British · DOB 01/1967 · age 59 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 22/06/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A S JENKINSON FINANCIAL CONSULTANTS LIMITED→ 10191873 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| ANTROBUS LOGISTICS CONSULTANCY LTD→ 08911370 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| ARIF LEGAL LTD→ 16769000 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ARSA CONSULTING LTD→ 12161704 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| ARWAIN SOLUTIONS LTD→ 16577681 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ASCEND STRATOS LTD→ 12553342 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| ASCENT ETHICAL LTD→ 13769315 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ASHLEY LEE OFFSHORE ELECTRICAL SERVICES LIMITED→ 10866182 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| ASHTON HURST LTD→ 16334257 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-06-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities
Registered office
6 Applewood
Firwood Park, Chadderton
Oldham
Lancashire
OL9 9UD
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-05
Last: 2025-06-21
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
WHITTAKER, Elizabeth Anne→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2011-06-21
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WHITTAKER, Stephen Thomas→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2011-06-21 · resigned 2020-03-06
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Recent filings (32 total)
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2026-06-24
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2025-06-23
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2025-04-25
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2024-06-21
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2024-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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2023-07-17
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2023-06-26
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2022-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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2022-04-19
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2021-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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2021-06-07
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2020-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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2020-06-05
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2020-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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2019-08-05