ACCOUNTABILITY BUSINESS SERVICES LTD

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09288656 · ltd · incorporated 2014-10-30
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 69201Accounting and auditing activities
  • 69202Bookkeeping activities
  • 82110Combined office administrative service 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: 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, 4 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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 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£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-302024-03-31

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2025-03-31
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  3. 2024-12-31
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    accounts · AA01
  4. 2024-05-23
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  5. 2024-05-23
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2024-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-04-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  8. 2023-04-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2023-04-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2022-09-30
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-09-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2022-03-31
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2021-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-03-09
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    accounts · AAMD
  15. 2020-09-30
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-09-30
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-06-11
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    officers · TM01
  18. 2019-06-01
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    MATTHEWS, Emily Rose resigned
    director
  19. 2018-12-07
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    MATTHEWS, Emily Rose appointed
    director
  20. 2015-10-01
    ➖
    BRIGHT, Victoria resigned
    director
  21. 2015-10-01
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    SHERWOOD, David James resigned
    director
  22. 2015-03-01
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    EDWARDS, Matthew resigned
    director
  23. 2014-10-30
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    Company incorporated
    As ACCOUNTABILITY BUSINESS SERVICES LTD
  24. 2014-10-30
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    MATTHEWS, Eleanor appointed
    director
  25. 2014-10-30
    ➕
    BRIGHT, Victoria appointed
    director
  26. 2014-10-30
    ➕
    EDWARDS, Matthew appointed
    director
  27. 2014-10-30
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    SHERWOOD, David James 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

50/100
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.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Accountability Group Holdings Ltd holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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Accountability Group Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent
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ACCOUNTABILITY BUSINESS SERVICES LTD
This company · 09288656

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Accountability Group Holdings Ltd
Corporate entity
——sig. influencesignificant influence13/05/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Ms Eleanor Matthewsceased 01/01/2024· significant influence · trust interest · firm interest

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
Incorporated2014-10-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

Worting House
Worting Road
Basingstoke
Hampshire
RG23 8PX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-19
Last: 2026-04-05

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

MATTHEWS, Eleanor→
director · ~42y · appointed 2014-10-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIGHT, Victoria→
director · ~44y · appointed 2014-10-30 · resigned 2015-10-01
Resigned
EDWARDS, Matthew→
director · ~46y · appointed 2014-10-30 · resigned 2015-03-01
Resigned
MATTHEWS, Emily Rose→
director · ~43y · appointed 2018-12-07 · resigned 2019-06-01
Resigned
SHERWOOD, David James→
director · ~45y · appointed 2014-10-30 · resigned 2015-10-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (44 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-12-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-05-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-04-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-30