ACCOUNTAX AND BOOKEEPING SOLUTIONS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
11076001 · ltd · incorporated 2017-11-22
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
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 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 (78/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
27 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 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 | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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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
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 (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-05-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-05-01➖SINGHAL, Seema resigneddirector
- 2018-11-11📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2017-11-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2017-11-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2017-11-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-11-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-11-22🏢Company incorporatedAs ACCOUNTAX AND BOOKEEPING SOLUTIONS LIMITED
- 2017-11-22➕SINGHAL, Sanjay appointeddirector
- 2017-11-22➕SINGHAL, Seema appointeddirector
- 2017-11-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-11-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 signalMultiple 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Sanjay Singhal Individual · British · DOB 06/1963 · age 63 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 22/11/2017 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Seema Singhalceased 01/05/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| ACCOUNTABILITY ESG UK LIMITED→ 13509129 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ACCOUNTANCY DOCTORS LTD→ 15991434 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ACCOUNTANCY PRACTICE GROUP LIMITED→ 17087092 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ACCOUNTANCY TRAINING LTD→ 03676509 · est 1998 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 27y | — | — |
| ACCOUNTANCY WEALTH LTD→ 15695349 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ACCOUNTANTS JSJ LTD→ 17004007 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ACCOUNTANTS NEXT DOOR LTD→ 15971395 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ACCOUNTAX LAB LTD→ 14804666 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ACCOUNTIMA LTD→ 12553216 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| ACCOUNTING 121 LIMITED→ 14061255 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-11-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities
Registered office
Office 7, 35-37 Ludgate Hill
London
EC4M 7JN
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-15
Last: 2026-05-01
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
SINGHAL, Sanjay→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2017-11-22
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SINGHAL, Seema→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2017-11-22 · resigned 2019-05-01
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Recent filings (27 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-05-14