AIGBURTH ACCOUNTING SERVICES LTD

💤Zombieactive
12155293 · ltd · incorporated 2019-08-14
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
£11.6k
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: asset-holding vehicle 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: high (80/100)

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
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
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red 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 £11,648

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£12k
↑ 42% YoY
Current Assets
£38k
↑ 19% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£8k£15k£23k£30k£38kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£15.9k£16.3k
Current assets£37.6k£31.7k
Net assets£11.6k£8.2k

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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-11-22
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2023-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-09-09
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  7. 2023-08-01
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2022-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-03-29
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2022-03-22
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2021-12-08
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  13. 2021-11-23
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  14. 2021-07-31
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  15. 2021-07-13
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  16. 2019-08-14
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    Company incorporated
    As AIGBURTH ACCOUNTING SERVICES LTD
  17. 2019-08-14
    FOSTER, Jonathan Clifford appointed
    director
  18. 2019-08-14
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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 7 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Jonathan Clifford Foster
Individual · British · DOB 02/1989 · age 37
75100%
75-100% shares14/08/2019

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
Incorporated2019-08-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

121 Lark Lane
Liverpool
L17 8UR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-11
Last: 2026-03-28

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

FOSTER, Jonathan Clifford
director · ~37y · appointed 2019-08-14
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Recent filings (24 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-02
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-21
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2023-09-09
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-13
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-28