ACCONA LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC722765 · ltd · incorporated 2022-02-10
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£1
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

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. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
12 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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £1

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£1
~ YoY
Current Assets
£1
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£1£1£1Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets£1£1
Current assets£1£1
Cash£1
Net assets£1£1

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-03
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  5. 2023-04-11
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  6. 2023-04-07
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-04-07
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2022-02-10
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    Company incorporated
    As ACCONA LTD
  9. 2022-02-10
    GALLACHER, Robert appointed
    director
  10. 2022-02-10
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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

Almond Valley Accounting Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Almond Valley Accounting Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
ACCONA LTD
This company · SC722765

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Robert Gallacher
Individual · British · DOB 09/1982 · age 44
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting01/04/2023
Almond Valley Accounting Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control10/02/2022

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
Incorporated2022-02-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

14 Ellismuir House Ellismuir Way
Tannochside
G71 5PW
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-23
Last: 2026-02-09

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

GALLACHER, Robert
director · ~44y · appointed 2022-02-10
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Recent filings (12 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-09-03
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-04-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-23
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-02-10