ACCENDO ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08000478 · ltd · incorporated 2012-03-21
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 69202Bookkeeping 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 (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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 (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
45 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
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees300300

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-03-23
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2026-03-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2026-03-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-07-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2025-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-04-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2022-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-05-30
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2020-05-30
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  14. 2020-05-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2020-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-04-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2013-01-31
    SCOTT, Lisa Winnie appointed
    secretary
  18. 2013-01-31
    SCOTT, George Quintin resigned
    secretary
  19. 2013-01-31
    CLAYTON-SCOTT, Lisa Wendy resigned
    director
  20. 2012-03-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACCENDO ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED
  21. 2012-03-21
    SCOTT, George Quintin appointed
    director
  22. 2012-03-21
    SCOTT, George Quintin appointed
    secretary
  23. 2012-03-21
    CLAYTON-SCOTT, Lisa Wendy 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

58/100
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.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr George Quintin Scott
Individual · British · DOB 03/1970 · age 56
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mrs Lisa Winnie Scott
Individual · British · DOB 10/1973 · age 53
25–50%25-50% voting21/03/2026

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
Incorporated2012-03-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

1st Floor 7 Lion Street
Abergavenny
Monmouthshire
NP7 5PH
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-20
Last: 2026-05-06

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

SCOTT, Lisa Winnie
secretary · appointed 2013-01-31
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Active
SCOTT, George Quintin
director · ~56y · appointed 2012-03-21
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Active
SCOTT, George Quintin
secretary · appointed 2012-03-21 · resigned 2013-01-31
Resigned
CLAYTON-SCOTT, Lisa Wendy
director · ~53y · appointed 2012-03-21 · resigned 2013-01-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (45 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-03-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-04-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-06