A-COUNTING GENIE LTD

💤Zombieactive
12452548 · ltd · incorporated 2020-02-10
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£954
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does

Likely a small accounting and bookkeeping practice, handling day-to-day financial record-keeping, tax preparation, and auditing services for individuals or small businesses, operating as a micro-entity from a Suffolk address with a lean structure typical of a sole-practitioner or boutique firm.

Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 69202Bookkeeping activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (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: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. 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, 2 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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
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
82
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 £954
High leverage
Liabilities are 100% of total assets
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,964 YoY
Leverage
100%
Liabilities / Total assets

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£954
↓ 67% YoY
Current Assets
£13k
↑ 33% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£3k£5k£8k£10k£13kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets£16.8k£13.9k
Current assets£12.7k£9.5k
Net assets£954£2.9k

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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 address
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-11-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-10-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-03-25
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-03-25
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2024-03-13
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2023-10-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-06-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-10-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-06-03
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2020-02-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A-COUNTING GENIE LTD
  13. 2020-02-10
    CRAWFORD, Philomina Carolina Cara appointed
    director
  14. 2020-02-10
    📄
    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 6 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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Philomina Crawford
Individual · British,Dutch · DOB 11/1998 · age 28
sig. influencesignificant influence10/02/2020

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
Incorporated2020-02-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

42 Pipistrelle Way
Great Whelnetham
Suffolk
IP30 0BF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-23
Last: 2026-02-09

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

CRAWFORD, Philomina Carolina Cara
director · ~28y · appointed 2020-02-10
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Recent filings (18 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-13