BSP ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES LTD

💤Zombieactive
11412741 · ltd · incorporated 2018-06-13
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 Oct 2025
Net worth
£21.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: medium (79/100)

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
39 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £21,152

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£21k
↑ 2709% YoY
Current Assets
£40k
↑ 89% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£8k£16k£24k£32k£40kOct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Total assets£21.4k£867
Current assets£39.9k£21.2k
Net assets£21.2k£753

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-02-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2025-11-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-06-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-06-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-12-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-07-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-05-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2022-07-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-05-20
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  13. 2021-07-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-11-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2019-11-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2019-11-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2019-11-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2019-11-01
    ➖
    PJR SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD resigned
    corporate-director
  20. 2019-10-29
    ➕
    POUNDS, Ben appointed
    director
  21. 2019-09-16
    ➖
    BEESON, Lorraine resigned
    director
  22. 2019-09-16
    ➖
    BEESON, Roy resigned
    director
  23. 2019-09-16
    ➕
    PJR SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD appointed
    corporate-director
  24. 2018-07-10
    ➕
    BEESON, Lorraine appointed
    director
  25. 2018-06-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BSP ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES LTD
  26. 2018-06-13
    ➕
    BEESON, Roy appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ben Pounds
Individual · English · DOB 12/1982 · age 44
50–75%
—50-75% shares01/11/2019
Mrs Emma Victoria Pounds
Individual · English · DOB 04/1987 · age 39
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/04/2021
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Roy Beesonceased 29/10/2019· 50-75% shares
  • Mr Roy Beesonceased 16/09/2019· significant influence

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
Incorporated2018-06-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

7 Sunnymeade
Carlisle
Cumbria
CA2 4NR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-25
Last: 2025-11-11

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

POUNDS, Ben→
director · ~44y · appointed 2019-10-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BEESON, Lorraine→
director · ~60y · appointed 2018-07-10 · resigned 2019-09-16
Resigned
BEESON, Roy→
director · ~62y · appointed 2018-06-13 · resigned 2019-09-16
Resigned
PJR SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD→
corporate-director · appointed 2019-09-16 · resigned 2019-11-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (39 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-16