ACCP (LONDON) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08763249 · ltd · incorporated 2013-11-05
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
£148.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Banks
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 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
30 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £148,677

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£149k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£146k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£30k£59k£89k£119k£149kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£148.7k£148.7k
Current assets£146.1k£146.1k
Net assets£148.7k£148.7k

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 (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-08-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-08-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-11-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2017-08-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  10. 2016-08-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-03-21
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2016-03-21
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    administrative-restoration-company
    restoration · RT01
  14. 2016-02-16
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    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  15. 2015-11-03
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  16. 2013-11-05
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    Company incorporated
    As ACCP (LONDON) LIMITED
  17. 2013-11-05
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    PATEL, Ayelsha Christina appointed
    director
  18. 2013-11-05
    ➕
    BHARDWAJ, Ashok Kumar appointed
    director
  19. 2013-11-05
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    BHARDWAJ, Ashok Kumar 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 13 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
Ms Ayelsha Christina Patel
Individual · British · DOB 04/1986 · age 40
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-11-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64191 — Banks

Registered office

53 Boxtree Road
Harrow Weald,
Middlesex,
HA3 6TN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-19
Last: 2025-11-05

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

PATEL, Ayelsha Christina→
director · ~40y · appointed 2013-11-05
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Active
BHARDWAJ, Ashok Kumar→
director · ~75y · appointed 2013-11-05 · resigned 2013-11-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (30 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-11-19