ACCOUNTANCYSQUAD LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
15116573 · ltd · incorporated 2023-09-05
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£-2.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Bookkeeping activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 69203Tax consultancy
  • 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
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
60
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 · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £2,421

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£2k
Current Assets
£1k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-30
Current assets£1.0k
Net assets£-2.4k

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
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2025-10-10
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  3. 2025-10-10
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    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-09-05
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-05-30
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    officers · CH01
  6. 2025-05-30
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    address · AD01
  7. 2025-03-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2025-03-23
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    officers · CH01
  9. 2025-03-23
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    officers · CH01
  10. 2024-09-06
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2024-09-06
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    officers · AP01
  12. 2024-09-06
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    officers · TM01
  13. 2024-09-06
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2024-09-01
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    ARFAN, Muhammad appointed
    director
  15. 2024-09-01
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    SHEHZADI, Amna resigned
    director
  16. 2023-12-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2023-12-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2023-12-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2023-12-12
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  20. 2023-12-12
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    officers · AP01
  21. 2023-12-01
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    JANJUA, Muhammad Ali appointed
    director
  22. 2023-10-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  23. 2023-10-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  24. 2023-09-05
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    Company incorporated
    As ACCOUNTANCYSQUAD LTD
  25. 2023-09-05
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    SHEHZADI, Amna appointed
    director
  26. 2023-09-05
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    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Young company: Only 2.7 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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 Muhammad Arfan
Individual · British,Pakistani · DOB 02/1985 · age 41
50–75%
—50-75% shares01/09/2024
Mr Muhammad Ali Janjua
Individual · Pakistani · DOB 03/1989 · age 37
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/12/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Ms Amna Shehzadiceased 01/09/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2023-09-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69202 — Bookkeeping activities

Registered office

73 Waterloo Road
Norwich
NR3 1EG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-20
Last: 2025-09-06

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

ARFAN, Muhammad→
director · ~41y · appointed 2024-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JANJUA, Muhammad Ali→
director · ~37y · appointed 2023-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SHEHZADI, Amna→
director · ~33y · appointed 2023-09-05 · resigned 2024-09-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (24 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-28
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accounts · AA
2025-09-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-09-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-09-06