AFFLUENT TAX & ACCOUNTING SERVICES LTD

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SC294714 · ltd · incorporated 2005-12-20
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 · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). 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 (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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
62 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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Net Worth
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31

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 (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2023-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-06-28
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  7. 2021-06-27
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2021-05-18
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  9. 2021-05-18
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2021-05-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-04-23
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  12. 2021-04-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2021-04-13
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  14. 2020-04-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-11-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2019-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-04-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2012-03-26
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    MELVIN, Paul Anthony Carl appointed
    secretary
  19. 2012-03-26
    ➖
    HNATIUK, Irena Janina resigned
    secretary
  20. 2012-03-26
    ➖
    HNATIUK, Irena Janina resigned
    director
  21. 2005-12-20
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    Company incorporated
    As AFFLUENT TAX & ACCOUNTING SERVICES LTD
  22. 2005-12-20
    ➕
    MELVIN, Paul Anthony Carl appointed
    director
  23. 2005-12-20
    ➕
    HNATIUK, Irena Janina appointed
    secretary
  24. 2005-12-20
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2005-12-20
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2005-12-20
    ➕
    HNATIUK, Irena Janina appointed
    director
  27. 2005-12-20
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 2005-12-20
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-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 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Affluent Financial Group Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Affluent Financial Group Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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AFFLUENT TAX & ACCOUNTING SERVICES LTD
This company · SC294714

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Affluent Financial Group Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control07/06/2021
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Affluent Financial Holdings Ltdceased 07/06/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
  • Affluent Financial Planning Ltdceased 18/05/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

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
Incorporated2005-12-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

1 Kirkinner Place
Main Street
Bridge Of Weir
Renfrewshire
PA11 3AA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-29
Last: 2025-12-15

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

MELVIN, Paul Anthony Carl→
secretary · appointed 2012-03-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MELVIN, Paul Anthony Carl→
director · ~62y · appointed 2005-12-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HNATIUK, Irena Janina→
secretary · appointed 2005-12-20 · resigned 2012-03-26
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-12-20 · resigned 2005-12-20
Resigned
HNATIUK, Irena Janina→
director · ~68y · appointed 2005-12-20 · resigned 2012-03-26
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-12-20 · resigned 2005-12-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (62 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2021-06-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-06-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2021-05-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-10