ASSYNT CORPORATE FINANCE LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
08414792 · ltd · incorporated 2013-02-22
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
£18.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 72). 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, 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
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
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
35 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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £18,626
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£19k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£9k
↓ 7.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £18.6k | £18.5k |
| Current assets | £8.8k | £9.5k |
| Net assets | £18.6k | £18.5k |
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 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-17📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-01-17📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-12-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-09📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-10-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2013-02-22🏢Company incorporatedAs ASSYNT CORPORATE FINANCE LIMITED
- 2013-02-22➕WATKIN, Andrew Bedford appointeddirector
Owner dependency
95/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 72 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
88/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew Bedford Watkin Individual · British · DOB 10/1954 · age 72 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest · firm interest | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-02-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities
Registered office
The Business & Technology Centre
Bessemer Drive
Stevenage
Hertfordshire
SG1 2DX
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-08
Last: 2026-02-22
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
WATKIN, Andrew Bedford→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2013-02-22
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Recent filings (35 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-08
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-01-17
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-04-08