ACCOUNTIFY LTD

💤Zombieactive
09488878 · ltd · incorporated 2015-03-13
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 Mar 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
  • 69203Tax consultancy
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 1.0y

10/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Newest facility, 1.0 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
40 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
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-09
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  3. 2025-06-06
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Allica Bank Limited
  4. 2024-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-09-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-04-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2022-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-09-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2021-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-08-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2021-08-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2021-04-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2021-04-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2021-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-02-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2019-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-04-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2015-03-13
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    Company incorporated
    As ACCOUNTIFY LTD
  20. 2015-03-13
    TAHIR, Fateh Ud Din appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Fateh Ud Din Tahir
Individual · British · DOB 09/1991 · age 35
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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-03-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

171 Shirley Road
Croydon
CR0 8SS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-02
Last: 2026-04-18

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

TAHIR, Fateh Ud Din
director · ~35y · appointed 2015-03-13
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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Allica Bank
Allica Bank Limited
A registered charge06/06/2025
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Recent filings (40 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-08-02