ACCOUNTS4LESS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
NI057552 · ltd · incorporated 2005-12-13
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
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Dormant / non-trading with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
51 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-03-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2022-12-31
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    CARSER, Samuel Phillips resigned
    director
  6. 2022-12-27
    ➖
    CARSER, Samuel Phillips resigned
    secretary
  7. 2022-12-27
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  8. 2022-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-12-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2021-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-01-11
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2015-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2007-03-02
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    CARSER, Samuel Phillips appointed
    secretary
  19. 2007-03-02
    ➖
    HARTE, Dawn resigned
    secretary
  20. 2007-03-02
    ➕
    CARSER, Samuel Phillips appointed
    director
  21. 2007-03-02
    ➖
    HARTE, Dawn resigned
    director
  22. 2005-12-13
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    Company incorporated
    As ACCOUNTS4LESS LIMITED
  23. 2005-12-13
    ➕
    MISKIMMIN, Joy appointed
    director
  24. 2005-12-13
    ➕
    HARTE, Dawn appointed
    secretary
  25. 2005-12-13
    ➕
    C.S. SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2005-12-13
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    C.S. SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2005-12-13
    ➕
    HARTE, Dawn appointed
    director
  28. 2005-12-13
    ➕
    CS DIRECTOR SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  29. 2005-12-13
    ➖
    CS DIRECTOR SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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
Mrs Isobel Margaret Joy Miskimmin
Individual · British · DOB 10/1962 · age 64
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control12/12/2016

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
Incorporated2005-12-13
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

29 Westland Drive
Ballywalter
Newtownards
BT22 2TH
Northern Ireland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-17
Last: 2025-12-03

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

MISKIMMIN, Joy→
director · ~64y · appointed 2005-12-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CARSER, Samuel Phillips→
secretary · appointed 2007-03-02 · resigned 2022-12-27
Resigned
HARTE, Dawn→
secretary · appointed 2005-12-13 · resigned 2007-03-02
Resigned
C.S. SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-12-13 · resigned 2005-12-13
Resigned
CARSER, Samuel Phillips→
director · ~87y · appointed 2007-03-02 · resigned 2022-12-31
Resigned
HARTE, Dawn→
director · ~60y · appointed 2005-12-13 · resigned 2007-03-02
Resigned
CS DIRECTOR SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2005-12-13 · resigned 2005-12-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-01-06
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-18