ACENTAX LTD

💤Zombieactive
09159778 · ltd · incorporated 2014-08-04
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: Bookkeeping activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
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: medium (76/100)

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
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
44 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
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-26
    ➕
    KAYANI, Raja appointed
    director
  4. 2024-06-26
    ➖
    BASHIR, Muhammad Asif resigned
    director
  5. 2024-06-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2024-06-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2024-06-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2024-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-09-26
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  10. 2023-09-25
    ➖
    BASHIR, Muhammad Asif resigned
    secretary
  11. 2023-05-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-11-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2019-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-11-16
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  18. 2018-11-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2018-11-14
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  20. 2018-11-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2018-11-01
    ➕
    BASHIR, Muhammad Asif appointed
    secretary
  22. 2018-11-01
    ➖
    MUGHAL, Afzaal resigned
    secretary
  23. 2018-11-01
    ➕
    BASHIR, Muhammad Asif appointed
    director
  24. 2018-11-01
    ➖
    MUGHAL, Afzaal resigned
    director
  25. 2016-03-31
    ➖
    KAYANI, Abrar Ali resigned
    director
  26. 2016-03-31
    ➕
    MUGHAL, Afzaal appointed
    director
  27. 2015-01-01
    ➖
    KAYANI, Abrar resigned
    secretary
  28. 2015-01-01
    ➕
    MUGHAL, Afzaal appointed
    secretary
  29. 2014-08-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACENTAX LTD
  30. 2014-08-04
    ➕
    KAYANI, Abrar appointed
    secretary
  31. 2014-08-04
    ➕
    KAYANI, Abrar Ali 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

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • 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 Raja Kayani
Individual · Pakistani · DOB 11/1982 · age 44
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/11/2018
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Afzaal Mughalceased 01/11/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
  • Mr Abrar Ali Kayaniceased 05/08/2016· 75-100% shares

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

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

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
Incorporated2014-08-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69202 — Bookkeeping activities

Registered office

16 Addenbrook Road
Manchester
M8 8YG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last: 2025-11-16

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

KAYANI, Raja→
director · ~44y · appointed 2024-06-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BASHIR, Muhammad Asif→
secretary · appointed 2018-11-01 · resigned 2023-09-25
Resigned
KAYANI, Abrar→
secretary · appointed 2014-08-04 · resigned 2015-01-01
Resigned
MUGHAL, Afzaal→
secretary · appointed 2015-01-01 · resigned 2018-11-01
Resigned
BASHIR, Muhammad Asif→
director · ~47y · appointed 2018-11-01 · resigned 2024-06-26
Resigned
KAYANI, Abrar Ali→
director · ~44y · appointed 2014-08-04 · resigned 2016-03-31
Resigned
MUGHAL, Afzaal→
director · ~56y · appointed 2016-03-31 · resigned 2018-11-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (44 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-16
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-28