ACCOUNTANCY ADVICE FOR YOU LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08234399 · ltd · incorporated 2012-10-01
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.
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
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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: 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, 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 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
35 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£0Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-08-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-07-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2020-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-08-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-10-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2016-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-10-25
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-10-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2015-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2014-10-16
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    MADAN, Ishan resigned
    director
  17. 2014-10-07
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    CARMICHAEL, Lee Andrew Maclean resigned
    director
  18. 2012-10-01
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    Company incorporated
    As ACCOUNTANCY ADVICE FOR YOU LIMITED
  19. 2012-10-01
    ➕
    MATHESON, Alex William appointed
    director
  20. 2012-10-01
    ➕
    CARMICHAEL, Lee Andrew Maclean appointed
    director
  21. 2012-10-01
    ➕
    MADAN, Ishan 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
Mr Alex William Matheson
Individual · British · DOB 04/1983 · age 43
——sig. influencesignificant influence07/04/2016

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
Incorporated2012-10-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

34 Hardwick Field Lane
Warwick
CV34 6LN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-15
Last: 2025-10-01

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

MATHESON, Alex William→
director · ~43y · appointed 2012-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CARMICHAEL, Lee Andrew Maclean→
director · ~51y · appointed 2012-10-01 · resigned 2014-10-07
Resigned
MADAN, Ishan→
director · ~40y · appointed 2012-10-01 · resigned 2014-10-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (35 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-07-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-07-28