ACCOUNTANCY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
10472222 · ltd · incorporated 2016-11-10
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
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (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: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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 (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-14➕TURNER, James Douglas appointeddirector
- 2025-11-14➖LACY, Stephen resigneddirector
- 2025-11-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-11-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-08-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-01-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-01-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-11-17➕LACY, Stephen appointeddirector
- 2021-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-09➖PARTRIDGE, Rebecca resigneddirector
- 2019-12-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2017-11-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2017-11-20📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2017-09-07➖BI, Shazia resigneddirector
- 2017-09-07➕PARTRIDGE, Rebecca appointeddirector
- 2016-11-10🏢Company incorporatedAs ACCOUNTANCY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
- 2016-11-10➕BI, Shazia appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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
45/100
Moderate signalSome 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.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Granville John Turner Individual · British · DOB 05/1945 · age 81 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 10/11/2016 |
Mr James Douglas Turner Individual · British · DOB 12/1975 · age 51 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 10/11/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Miss Shazia Biceased 10/11/2016· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| A HOBSON LTD→ 15202202 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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| ADVENTURE RAILS LTD→ 14252757 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
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| AFRON LIMITED→ 06461989 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-11-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities
Registered office
York Eco Business Centre (Office 12)
Amy Johnson Way
York
YO30 4AG
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-01
Last: 2025-11-17
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
TURNER, James Douglas→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2025-11-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BI, Shazia→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2016-11-10 · resigned 2017-09-07
LACY, Stephen→
Resigneddirector · ~46y · appointed 2021-11-17 · resigned 2025-11-14
PARTRIDGE, Rebecca→
Resigneddirector · ~46y · appointed 2017-09-07 · resigned 2020-11-09
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (27 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-01-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-01-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-07-26