ACCOUNTELL LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08890952 · ltd · incorporated 2014-02-12
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 69202Bookkeeping activities
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: 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
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
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
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
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-16
    MALIK, Wilayat Ullah resigned
    director
  5. 2023-10-16
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2023-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-01-17
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2022-01-17
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2022-01-17
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2021-11-06
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2021-08-26
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  13. 2021-05-15
    MALIK, Wilayat Ullah appointed
    director
  14. 2021-05-15
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2020-12-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-12-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-10-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2018-12-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2014-02-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACCOUNTELL LIMITED
  20. 2014-02-12
    TABBASSUM, Zahid 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 12 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
Mr Zahid Tabbassum
Individual · British · DOB 01/1973 · age 53
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-02-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

44a Marlands Road
Clayhall
Essex
IG5 0JL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-25
Last: 2026-02-11

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

TABBASSUM, Zahid
director · ~53y · appointed 2014-02-12
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Active
MALIK, Wilayat Ullah
director · ~51y · appointed 2021-05-15 · resigned 2023-10-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (35 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-01-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-01-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-01-17
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2021-11-06