A1 BOOKKEEPING & ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES LTD

💤Zombieactive
09413617 · ltd · incorporated 2015-01-30
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.
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2026
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Bookkeeping activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 75). 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: medium (79/100)

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
26 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2025Jan 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2026-01-312025-01-31
Average employees00

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-04
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2024-04-01
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    WALTERS, Rhys resigned
    director
  5. 2024-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-05-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-03-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-02-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-05-07
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-02-28
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-03-24
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-05-25
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-08-13
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-02-02
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2016-02-02
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    officers · CH01
  16. 2015-07-02
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    officers · AP01
  17. 2015-07-01
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    WALTERS, Rhys appointed
    director
  18. 2015-01-30
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    Company incorporated
    As A1 BOOKKEEPING & ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES LTD
  19. 2015-01-30
    ➕
    WALTERS, Elizabeth Mary appointed
    secretary
  20. 2015-01-30
    ➕
    WALTERS, Elizabeth Mary appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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 75 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Elizabeth Mary Walters
Individual · British · DOB 05/1951 · age 75
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/01/2017

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
Incorporated2015-01-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69202 — Bookkeeping activities

Registered office

3 Green Meadow Close
East Williamston
Tenby
SA70 8RZ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-01
Last: 2025-09-17

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

WALTERS, Elizabeth Mary→
secretary · appointed 2015-01-30
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Active
WALTERS, Elizabeth Mary→
director · ~75y · appointed 2015-01-30
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Active
WALTERS, Rhys→
director · ~39y · appointed 2015-07-01 · resigned 2024-04-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (26 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-05-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-28