ACCOUNTING SOLUTIONS YORKSHIRE LTD

💤Zombieactive
10047227 · ltd · incorporated 2016-03-07
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 2026
Net worth
£1.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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 (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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
32 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,211
Net assets shrinking
Down £5,869 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£1k
↓ 83% YoY
Current Assets
£8k
↑ 20% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£2k£3k£5k£6k£8kMar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-03-312025-03-31
Total assets—£7.0k
Current assets£7.9k£6.6k
Net assets£1.2k£7.1k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-03-25
    ➕
    HEMINGWAY, Marilyn appointed
    secretary
  3. 2026-03-25
    ➖
    HEMINGWAY, Marilyn resigned
    director
  4. 2026-03-25
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  5. 2026-03-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-08-15
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  10. 2022-04-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-10-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-10-09
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2020-10-09
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2019-04-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-06-28
    ➕
    HEMINGWAY, Marilyn appointed
    director
  17. 2018-06-28
    ➕
    HEMINGWAY, Marilyn appointed
    director
  18. 2018-06-28
    ➖
    HEMINGWAY, Marilyn resigned
    director
  19. 2018-06-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2018-06-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2018-06-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  22. 2018-06-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  23. 2016-03-07
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    Company incorporated
    As ACCOUNTING SOLUTIONS YORKSHIRE LTD
  24. 2016-03-07
    ➕
    WRAGG, Christopher Simon 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Christopher Simon Wragg
Individual · British · DOB 05/1974 · age 52
75–100%
—75-100% shares09/10/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Chritopher Simon Wraggceased 09/10/2020· 75-100% shares

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

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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
Incorporated2016-03-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

145 Embleton Road
Methley
Leeds
LS26 9DA
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-01
Last: 2025-09-17

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

HEMINGWAY, Marilyn→
secretary · appointed 2026-03-25
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Active
WRAGG, Christopher Simon→
director · ~52y · appointed 2016-03-07
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Active
HEMINGWAY, Marilyn→
director · ~65y · appointed 2018-06-28 · resigned 2026-03-25
Resigned
HEMINGWAY, Marilyn→
director · ~52y · appointed 2018-06-28 · resigned 2018-06-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (32 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-01
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2026-03-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-01
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-13