ACCOUNTANCY N TAX SERVICES LTD

💤Zombieactive
09574590 · ltd · incorporated 2015-05-05
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 May 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Bookkeeping activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 69203Tax consultancy
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). 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: 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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
82
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£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31

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 (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-07-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-03-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-10-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-10-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2023-10-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2023-10-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2023-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-04-02
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  15. 2019-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-02-04
    DEEP, Afshan Safdar resigned
    secretary
  17. 2019-02-04
    DEEP, Afshan Safdar resigned
    director
  18. 2019-02-04
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  19. 2017-05-06
    DEEP, Afshan Safdar appointed
    director
  20. 2015-05-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACCOUNTANCY N TAX SERVICES LTD
  21. 2015-05-05
    SINGH, Deepwant appointed
    director
  22. 2015-05-05
    DEEP, Afshan Safdar appointed
    secretary

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 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Deepwant Singh
Individual · British · DOB 08/1959 · age 67
5075%
50-75% shares01/05/2016

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
Incorporated2015-05-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69202 — Bookkeeping activities

Registered office

Sbc House Restmor Way
Hackbridge
Wallington
SM6 7AH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-01
Last: 2026-02-15

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

SINGH, Deepwant
director · ~67y · appointed 2015-05-05
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Active
DEEP, Afshan Safdar
secretary · appointed 2015-05-05 · resigned 2019-02-04
Resigned
DEEP, Afshan Safdar
director · ~55y · appointed 2017-05-06 · resigned 2019-02-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-27