AA BOOKKEEPING, PAYROLL AND BUSINESS SUPPORT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
10496369 · ltd · incorporated 2016-11-25
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 2024
Net worth
£10.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
66/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Bookkeeping activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 82110Combined office administrative service activities
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed professional-services with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 66/100 (strong), bankability 55/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (53/100).

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, 2 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
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
66/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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 £10,135

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£10k
Current Assets
£11k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-03-31
Total assets£13.6k
Current assets£10.6k
Net assets£10.1k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2024-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-16
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2023-02-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-09-16
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  6. 2021-09-16
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  7. 2021-09-16
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  8. 2021-08-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-07-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2019-10-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-08-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-11-25
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    Company incorporated
    As AA BOOKKEEPING, PAYROLL AND BUSINESS SUPPORT LIMITED
  14. 2016-11-25
    ➕
    ASPINALL, Angela Magaret appointed
    director
  15. 2016-11-25
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

95/100
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 66 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 66. 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

1 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2025-12-31

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Angela Magaret Aspinall
Individual · British · DOB 06/1960 · age 66
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control25/11/2016

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
Incorporated2016-11-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69202 — Bookkeeping activities

Registered office

14 Clifton Drive
Morecambe
LA4 6SR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2025-12-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-08
Last: 2025-11-24

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

ASPINALL, Angela Magaret→
director · ~66y · appointed 2016-11-25
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Recent filings (22 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-13
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2021-09-16
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2021-09-16
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2021-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-31