MHS ACCOUNTING SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

04518573 · ltd · incorporated 2002-08-23

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 Aug 2025

Net worth

£24.0k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Bookkeeping activities

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). 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 (77/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

55 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £24,041

Net assets shrinking

Down £3,860 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£24k

↓ 14% YoY

Current Assets

£40k

↑ 21% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-08-31	2024-08-31
Total assets	£24.0k	£31.0k
Current assets	£40.2k	£33.3k
Net assets	£24.0k	£27.9k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand

2026-03-22
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2020-05-19
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2019-05-27
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2018-05-29
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2016-05-27
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2015-09-16
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2009-10-01
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SPRINGFIELD, Paul Christian resigned
secretary
2002-08-23
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Company incorporated
As MHS ACCOUNTING SERVICES LIMITED
2002-08-23
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SPRINGFORD, Michaela Heather appointed
director
2002-08-23
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SPRINGFIELD, Paul Christian appointed
secretary
2002-08-23
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LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-08-23
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LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
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2002-08-23
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LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED appointed
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2002-08-23
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LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED resigned
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Owner dependency

100/100

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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

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 65. 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 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Michaela Heather Springford Individual · British · DOB 07/1961 · age 65	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	23/08/2016

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

Incorporated2002-08-23

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC69202 — Bookkeeping activities

Registered office

42 Grahame Close

Blewbury

Didcot

Oxfordshire

OX11 9QE

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-06

Last: 2025-08-23

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

SPRINGFORD, Michaela Heather→

director · ~65y · appointed 2002-08-23

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Active

SPRINGFIELD, Paul Christian→

secretary · appointed 2002-08-23 · resigned 2009-10-01

Resigned

LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-08-23 · resigned 2002-08-23

Resigned

LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-08-23 · resigned 2002-08-23

Resigned

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