ALEXANDER WOOD ACCOUNTANTS & CO LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC384788 · ltd · incorporated 2010-09-03

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 Sept 2024

Net worth

£19.7k

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

69202Bookkeeping activities
69203Tax consultancy

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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, 3 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

5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

43 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

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 £19,727

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£20k

↑ 6.2% YoY

Current Assets

£6k

↓ 64% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-09-30	2023-09-30
Total assets	£6.3k	£5.2k
Current assets	£5.6k	£15.6k
Net assets	£19.7k	£18.6k

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

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand

2025-06-28
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accounts · AA
2024-06-08
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accounts · AA
2023-06-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-05-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-05-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-08-01
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address · AD01
2018-05-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2017-12-05
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2017-12-05
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2017-02-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2016-06-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-12-07
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annual-return · AR01
2015-05-28
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accounts · AA
2014-07-15
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OLAYIDE, Raphael Olushola appointed
director
2014-07-15
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OTUFALE, Adesina resigned
director
2014-07-04
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OTUFALE, Adesina appointed
director
2014-07-03
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OLAYIDE, Raphael Olushola resigned
director
2012-09-20
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OLAYIDE, Mana resigned
secretary
2010-09-30
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OLAYIDE, Raphael Olushola appointed
director
2010-09-29
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OLAYIDE, Raphael resigned
director
2010-09-03
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Company incorporated
As ALEXANDER WOOD ACCOUNTANTS & CO LIMITED
2010-09-03
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OLAYIDE, Mana appointed
secretary
2010-09-03
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OLAYIDE, Raphael appointed
director

Owner dependency

83/100

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.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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
Mr Raphael Olushola Olayide Individual · British · DOB 03/1966 · age 60	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	01/10/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Raphael Olushola Olayideceased 04/12/2017· 75-100% shares

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

Incorporated2010-09-03

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

119 Renfrew Road

Mirren Court One, 1st Floor, Unit 4

Paisley

PA3 4EA

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-06-30

Last made up to: 2024-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-18

Last: 2025-12-04

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

OLAYIDE, Raphael Olushola→

director · ~60y · appointed 2014-07-15

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Active

OLAYIDE, Mana→

secretary · appointed 2010-09-03 · resigned 2012-09-20

Resigned

OLAYIDE, Raphael Olushola→

director · ~60y · appointed 2010-09-30 · resigned 2014-07-03

Resigned

OLAYIDE, Raphael→

director · ~58y · appointed 2010-09-03 · resigned 2010-09-29

Resigned

OTUFALE, Adesina→

director · ~54y · appointed 2014-07-04 · resigned 2014-07-15

Resigned

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