ACCOUNTANCY PAYROLL & TAXATION LIMITED

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08039197 · ltd · incorporated 2012-04-20
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£94.7k
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
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: high (81/100)

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
40 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £94,748
Cash YoY
+4%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£81k
↑ 4.3% YoY
Net Worth
£95k
↑ 12% YoY
Current Assets
£120k
↑ 6.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£24k£48k£72k£96k£120kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£94.7k£90.1k
Current assets£119.5k£112.7k
Cash£80.7k£77.4k
Debtors£38.8k£35.3k
Net assets£94.7k£84.3k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-01
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    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-12-01
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2025-09-01
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    WEEMS, Philip Henry resigned
    director
  5. 2025-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-10-27
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-11-30
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  11. 2019-11-20
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  12. 2019-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-07-08
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2018-08-09
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-08-24
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    officers · AP01
  17. 2017-07-20
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    WEEMS, Philip Henry appointed
    director
  18. 2016-04-04
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    WEEMS, Philip Henry resigned
    director
  19. 2015-04-20
    ➕
    WEEMS, Philip Henry appointed
    director
  20. 2012-04-20
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    Company incorporated
    As ACCOUNTANCY PAYROLL & TAXATION LIMITED
  21. 2012-04-20
    ➕
    ORROW, Bridie Anne Marie 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Bridie Anne-Marie Orrow
Individual · British · DOB 06/1981 · age 45
——sig. influencesignificant influence30/06/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Philip Henry Weemsceased 01/09/2025· significant influence

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
Incorporated2012-04-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

139 Furlong Road
Bolton-Upon-Dearne
Rotherham
South Yorkshire
S63 8HD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-15
Last: 2025-12-01

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

ORROW, Bridie Anne Marie→
director · ~45y · appointed 2012-04-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WEEMS, Philip Henry→
director · ~68y · appointed 2017-07-20 · resigned 2025-09-01
Resigned
WEEMS, Philip Henry→
director · ~68y · appointed 2015-04-20 · resigned 2016-04-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (40 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-15