ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES (LINCS) LIMITED

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08105831 · ltd · incorporated 2012-06-14
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
£2.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
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
Asset-holding vehicle with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 69). 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 (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
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
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,574

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£3k
↑ 178% YoY
Current Assets
£46k
↑ 19% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£9k£18k£28k£37k£46kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£2.6k£926
Current assets£46.2k£38.7k
Net assets£2.6k£926

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 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-09-04
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2021-08-31
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2021-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-08-18
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2017-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-07-17
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2016-03-01
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  16. 2016-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2012-06-14
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    Company incorporated
    As ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES (LINCS) LIMITED
  18. 2012-06-14
    ➕
    KEYWORTH, Rhonda Patricia appointed
    director

Owner dependency

95/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. 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 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Rhonda Patricia Keyworth
Individual · British · DOB 05/1957 · age 69
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2012-06-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

Westbrook Farm Station Road
North Thoresby
Grimsby
South Humberside
DN36 5QS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-28
Last: 2025-06-14

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

KEYWORTH, Rhonda Patricia→
director · ~69y · appointed 2012-06-14
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Recent filings (31 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-03
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-19