AI ACCOUNTS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
12567377 · ltd · incorporated 2020-04-22
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
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£13.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 69/100 (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
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
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
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
77
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 £13,693
Net assets shrinking
Down £10,454 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£14k
↓ 43% YoY
Current Assets
£35k
↓ 30% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£10k£20k£30k£40k£50kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£13.7k£24.1k
Current assets£35.3k£50.1k
Net assets£13.7k£24.1k

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
4
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-01-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-03-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-03-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2024-10-01
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  7. 2024-09-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2024-09-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2024-09-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2024-05-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-03-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2023-08-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2023-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2023-05-31
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2023-05-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2022-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2022-03-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2022-03-22
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2021-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2020-04-22
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    Company incorporated
    As AI ACCOUNTS LIMITED
  21. 2020-04-22
    STAFFORD, Anna appointed
    director

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 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2024-10-01: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Anna Stafford
Individual · British · DOB 02/1983 · age 43
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control22/04/2020

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
Incorporated2020-04-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

124 City Road
London
EC1V 2NX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last: 2026-03-17

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

STAFFORD, Anna
director · ~43y · appointed 2020-04-22
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Recent filings (29 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-13
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-10-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-08-24