ACCOUNTANCY & LEGAL CONSULTANTS LTD

💤Zombieactive
14290693 · ltd · incorporated 2022-08-11
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.
Why now
Window steady · medium confidence
Mixed signals — 1 changes over 30 days, no clear direction yet.
  • · Filings: 8 → 9
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.

  • Filings: 89
Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Aug 2024
Net worth
£495
book net assets
Opportunity
60/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of patent and copyright agents; other legal activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 69201Accounting and auditing activities
  • 69202Bookkeeping activities
  • 69203Tax consultancy
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed professional-services with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 60/100 (worth a look), bankability 50/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 4 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 (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
9 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
60/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
45
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
64
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £495

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£844
Net Worth
£495
Current Assets
£1k
Current Liabilities
£0£258£516£773£1k£1kAug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets£937
Current assets£1.3k
Cash£844
Debtors£445
Net assets£495

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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2 signals 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
1
filing
  • 1 dissolution
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 dissolution
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 dissolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-07
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  2. 2025-08-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-05-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-02-18
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-01-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-08-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACCOUNTANCY & LEGAL CONSULTANTS LTD
  7. 2022-08-11
    TAYLOR, Denise Margaret appointed
    secretary
  8. 2022-08-11
    BOWYER, Victoria Louise appointed
    director
  9. 2022-08-11
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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

1 high · 1 low
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-31

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Victoria Louise Bowyer
Individual · English · DOB 06/1992 · age 34
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting11/08/2022

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
Incorporated2022-08-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69109 — Activities of patent and copyright agents; other legal activities

Registered office

19 Crayford Avenue
Congleton
CW12 2BW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-16
Last: 2025-08-02

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

TAYLOR, Denise Margaret
secretary · appointed 2022-08-11
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Active
BOWYER, Victoria Louise
director · ~34y · appointed 2022-08-11
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Active

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Recent filings (9 total)

dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-02
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-08-11