AINLEYS ACCOUNTANTS(WALES) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08369262 · ltd · incorporated 2013-01-21
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£476
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
  • 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 77). 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
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
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
45 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 £476

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£476
↑ 36% YoY
Current Assets
£14k
↓ 30% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£4k£8k£12k£16k£20kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£38.8k£50.9k
Current assets£14.0k£19.9k
Net assets£476£351

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
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-10-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-10-11
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2025-09-30
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2025-01-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-11-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-08-13
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  8. 2023-07-03
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  9. 2023-06-04
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2022-10-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-10-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-09-14
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2021-07-15
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  14. 2021-03-09
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2021-02-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-05-05
    ➕
    AINLEY, Peter James appointed
    director
  18. 2019-05-05
    ➖
    AINLEY, Julie Ann resigned
    director
  19. 2019-05-05
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2019-05-05
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2016-01-21
    ➕
    AINLEY, Julie Ann appointed
    director
  22. 2015-01-21
    ➖
    AINLEY, Peter James resigned
    director
  23. 2013-01-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AINLEYS ACCOUNTANTS(WALES) LIMITED
  24. 2013-01-21
    ➕
    AINLEY, Peter James appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "AINLEY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — 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 77 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 Peter James Ainley
Individual · British · DOB 12/1949 · age 77
75–100%
—board control75-100% shares · board control21/01/2017

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
Incorporated2013-01-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

11 Fountains Road
Liverpool
L4 1QH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-27
Last: 2025-07-13

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

AINLEY, Peter James→
director · ~77y · appointed 2019-05-05
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Active
AINLEY, Julie Ann→
director · ~70y · appointed 2016-01-21 · resigned 2019-05-05
Resigned
AINLEY, Peter James→
director · ~77y · appointed 2013-01-21 · resigned 2015-01-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (45 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-31
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-08
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-16
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-08-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-10
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-07-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-26