ACCOUNTANCY AND BOOKEEPING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08135476 · ltd · incorporated 2012-07-09
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
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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
  • 69203Tax consultancy
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: high (81/100)

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

Company profile
address, 3 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 (1 active, 4 linked, 4 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
36 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
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Average employees200100

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
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-08
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2022-12-06
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2022-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-03-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-05-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2020-05-01
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    MEHTA, Poonam resigned
    director
  12. 2019-06-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2019-05-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-09-19
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    officers · AP01
  15. 2018-09-18
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    MEHTA, Poonam appointed
    director
  16. 2018-04-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2014-06-30
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    MEHTA, Poonam resigned
    director
  19. 2013-12-01
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    MEHTA, Poonam appointed
    director
  20. 2012-07-09
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    Company incorporated
    As ACCOUNTANCY AND BOOKEEPING LIMITED
  21. 2012-07-09
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    MEHTA, Shashit appointed
    director
  22. 2012-07-09
    ➕
    SHAH, Dhaval appointed
    director
  23. 2012-07-09
    ➖
    SHAH, Dhaval resigned
    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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Shashit Mehta
Individual · British · DOB 01/1979 · age 47
—75–100%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
Incorporated2012-07-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

198 Princes Avenue
London
NW9 9JG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-19
Last: 2025-12-05

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

MEHTA, Shashit→
director · ~47y · appointed 2012-07-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MEHTA, Poonam→
director · ~44y · appointed 2018-09-18 · resigned 2020-05-01
Resigned
MEHTA, Poonam→
director · ~44y · appointed 2013-12-01 · resigned 2014-06-30
Resigned
SHAH, Dhaval→
director · ~44y · appointed 2012-07-09 · resigned 2012-07-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-23
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-07
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-24