ADVANCE ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

10724075 · ltd · incorporated 2017-04-13

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

—

book net assets

Opportunity

71/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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 (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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

27 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

71/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2026-03-27

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 gazette

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 gazette

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand

2026-04-07
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gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-03-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-27
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-03-27
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dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-01-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-15
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-14
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-01-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-09-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-02-26
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dissolution-withdrawal-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS02
2020-02-26
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dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2019-08-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-03-20
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2018-06-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2017-04-13
🏢
Company incorporated
As ADVANCE ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
2017-04-13
➕
BALLESTEROS, Julie Anne appointed
director

Owner dependency

80/100

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.
+No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100

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.

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Julie Anne Ballesteros Individual · British · DOB 09/1979 · age 47	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest	13/04/2017

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

Incorporated2017-04-13

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

6 Knowl Meadow

Helmshore

Rossendale

BB4 4LW

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-12-27

Last made up to: 2026-03-27

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-26

Last: 2026-04-12

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

BALLESTEROS, Julie Anne→

director · ~47y · appointed 2017-04-13

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Active

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Recent filings (27 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-04-16

gazette-notice-voluntary

gazette · GAZ1(A)

2026-04-07

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2026-03-31

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened

accounts · AA01

2026-03-27

dissolution-application-strike-off-company

dissolution · DS01

2026-03-27

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2026-01-18

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-04-15

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-04-15

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2025-01-18

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-04-14

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2024-04-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2024-01-17

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-04-18

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2022-12-10

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-04-12