A 2 B BOOKKEEPING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08235748 · ltd · incorporated 2012-10-02
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£2.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Bookkeeping activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 75). 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: medium (79/100)

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 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
40 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 £1,977

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£2k
↑ 38% YoY
Current Assets
£5k
↓ 22% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£1k£3k£4k£5k£7kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£5.3k£6.8k
Current assets£5.3k£6.8k
Net assets£2.0k£1.4k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-12
    ➕
    PRINCE, Alan appointed
    director
  3. 2025-09-12
    ➖
    PRINCE, Benita, Ms. resigned
    director
  4. 2025-09-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2025-09-12
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2025-09-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2025-09-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2024-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-10-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-04-20
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2022-09-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2022-09-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-05-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-04-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2019-10-17
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2019-07-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2019-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2013-03-31
    ➖
    PRINCE, Alan, Mr. resigned
    director
  21. 2012-10-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A 2 B BOOKKEEPING LIMITED
  22. 2012-10-02
    ➕
    PRINCE, Alan, Mr. appointed
    director
  23. 2012-10-02
    ➕
    PRINCE, Benita, Ms. appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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 75 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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 Alan Prince
Individual · British · DOB 01/1951 · age 75
75–100%
—75-100% shares12/09/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Benita Princeceased 12/09/2025· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2012-10-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69202 — Bookkeeping activities

Registered office

North House 8 Back Street
Buckminster
Grantham
NG33 5RS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-26
Last: 2025-09-12

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

PRINCE, Alan→
director · ~75y · appointed 2025-09-12
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Active
PRINCE, Alan, Mr.→
director · ~75y · appointed 2012-10-02 · resigned 2013-03-31
Resigned
PRINCE, Benita, Ms.→
director · ~62y · appointed 2012-10-02 · resigned 2025-09-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (40 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-09-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-09-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-07