ACCOUNTANCY MADE EASY ( P/WICH) LTD

💤Zombieactive
10280202 · ltd · incorporated 2016-07-15
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£-228.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 76/100 (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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
50 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £228,677

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£229k
Current Assets
£25k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-09-30
Total assets£-228.7k
Current assets£25.2k
Debtors£25.2k
Net assets£-228.7k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-02-27
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-02-24
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    accounts-amended-with-made-up-date
    accounts · AAMD
  4. 2024-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-05-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-02-14
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    accounts-amended-with-made-up-date
    accounts · AAMD
  7. 2024-02-03
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AAMD
  8. 2023-10-31
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2023-10-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2023-09-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2023-08-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-08-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-05-08
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2021-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-05-14
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    accounts-amended-with-made-up-date
    accounts · AAMD
  16. 2021-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-04-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2021-04-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2021-03-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2020-10-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  21. 2018-10-09
    ➖
    MORRIS, Graeme Kevin resigned
    director
  22. 2016-11-21
    ➖
    MORRIS, Fiona resigned
    director
  23. 2016-10-10
    ➕
    MORRIS, Fiona appointed
    director
  24. 2016-07-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACCOUNTANCY MADE EASY ( P/WICH) LTD
  25. 2016-07-15
    ➕
    MORRIS, Graeme appointed
    director
  26. 2016-07-15
    ➕
    MORRIS, Graeme Kevin appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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 Graeme Morris
Individual · British · DOB 03/1963 · age 63
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control15/07/2016

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
Incorporated2016-07-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

151b Bury New Road
Whitefield
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M45 6AA
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-11
Last: 2025-07-28

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

MORRIS, Graeme→
director · ~63y · appointed 2016-07-15
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Active
MORRIS, Fiona→
director · ~62y · appointed 2016-10-10 · resigned 2016-11-21
Resigned
MORRIS, Graeme Kevin→
director · ~63y · appointed 2016-07-15 · resigned 2018-10-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (50 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-02-27
accounts-amended-with-made-up-date
accounts · AAMD
2025-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-13
accounts-amended-with-made-up-date
accounts · AAMD
2024-02-14
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AAMD
2024-02-03
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-10-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-08-08