ACCOUNT AND SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
11049586 · ltd · incorporated 2017-11-06
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
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

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: high (82/100)

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
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 7 total, 7 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
49 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Nov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-30
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  2. 2025-11-30
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2025-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-05-12
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  7. 2022-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-08-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-08-21
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2020-08-21
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2020-08-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2020-08-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2020-08-21
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    dissolution-withdrawal-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS02
  15. 2020-08-01
    ➕
    SHARMA, Sanjeev appointed
    director
  16. 2020-08-01
    ➖
    ZHANG, Jing resigned
    director
  17. 2020-06-23
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  18. 2020-06-15
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  19. 2019-10-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2019-10-23
    ➖
    SHARMA, Sanjeev resigned
    director
  21. 2019-10-23
    ➕
    ZHANG, Jing appointed
    director
  22. 2019-10-12
    ➕
    SHARMA, Sanjeev appointed
    director
  23. 2019-10-12
    ➖
    SIDHU, Onkar Singh resigned
    director
  24. 2019-10-01
    ➖
    AERI, Vishal resigned
    director
  25. 2019-10-01
    ➕
    SIDHU, Onkar Singh appointed
    director
  26. 2018-02-28
    ➕
    AERI, Vishal appointed
    director
  27. 2018-02-28
    ➖
    MATTHEWS, Vernon resigned
    director
  28. 2017-11-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACCOUNT AND SERVICES LIMITED
  29. 2017-11-06
    ➕
    MATTHEWS, Vernon 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 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • 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 Sanjeev Sharma
Individual · British · DOB 04/1966 · age 60
75–100%
—75-100% shares30/11/2025
6 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Sanjeev Sharmaceased 30/11/2025· 75-100% shares
  • Mr Jing Zhangceased 01/08/2020· 75-100% shares
  • Mr Sanjeev Sharmaceased 23/10/2019· 75-100% shares
  • Mr Onkar Singh Sidhuceased 12/10/2019· 75-100% shares
  • Mr Vishal Aericeased 01/10/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Mr Vernon Matthewsceased 28/02/2018· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2017-11-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

22 Deverills Way
Slough
SL3 8WN
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-07
Last: 2026-04-23

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

SHARMA, Sanjeev→
director · ~60y · appointed 2020-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
AERI, Vishal→
director · ~45y · appointed 2018-02-28 · resigned 2019-10-01
Resigned
MATTHEWS, Vernon→
director · ~78y · appointed 2017-11-06 · resigned 2018-02-28
Resigned
SHARMA, Sanjeev→
director · ~60y · appointed 2019-10-12 · resigned 2019-10-23
Resigned
SIDHU, Onkar Singh→
director · ~72y · appointed 2019-10-01 · resigned 2019-10-12
Resigned
ZHANG, Jing→
director · ~30y · appointed 2019-10-23 · resigned 2020-08-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (49 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-28
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-27