ACADEMY OF LONDON LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
02119649 · ltd · incorporated 1987-04-03
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
£-6.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 83). 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 (75/100)

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
8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 2 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
113 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

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

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £6,716
Cash YoY
+132%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£172
↑ 132% YoY
Net Worth
-£7k
↓ 10% YoY
Current Assets
£172
↑ 132% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£7k-£5k-£4k-£3k-£1k£172Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£-6.7k£-6.1k
Current assets£172£74
Cash£172£74
Net assets£-6.7k£-6.1k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • • 2 gazette
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-04-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-03-21
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2026-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2026-03-17
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2025-05-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-05-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-02-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-05-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-05-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-07-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2014-08-13
    ➖
    AMBERFILE LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  17. 2002-07-10
    ➕
    AMBERFILE LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2002-07-10
    ➖
    PAILEX CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  19. 1999-01-08
    ➕
    PAILEX CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  20. 1998-09-01
    ➖
    ATKINSON, Sarah resigned
    secretary
  21. 1998-06-29
    ➕
    ATKINSON, Sarah appointed
    secretary
  22. 1998-01-30
    ➖
    ATKINSON, Sarah resigned
    secretary
  23. 1997-09-25
    ➖
    PEPPER, Anthony Joseph resigned
    director
  24. 1997-09-12
    ➕
    ATKINSON, Sarah appointed
    secretary
  25. 1997-09-12
    ➖
    BRIGNALL, Ian resigned
    secretary
  26. 1996-06-28
    ➕
    BRIGNALL, Ian appointed
    secretary
  27. 1996-06-28
    ➖
    SAVORY, Peter John resigned
    secretary
  28. 1987-04-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACADEMY OF LONDON LIMITED

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 39 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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
Mr Josiah Richard Stamp
Individual · British · DOB 12/1943 · age 83
50–75%
75–100%sig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · significant influence · firm interest06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1987-04-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90010 — Performing arts

Registered office

78 Marlborough Mansions
Cannon Hill
London
NW6 1JT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-15
Last: 2025-12-01

Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)

STAMP, Josiah Richard→
director · ~83y
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ATKINSON, Sarah→
secretary · appointed 1998-06-29 · resigned 1998-09-01
Resigned
ATKINSON, Sarah→
secretary · appointed 1997-09-12 · resigned 1998-01-30
Resigned
BRIGNALL, Ian→
secretary · appointed 1996-06-28 · resigned 1997-09-12
Resigned
SAVORY, Peter John→
secretary · resigned 1996-06-28
Resigned
AMBERFILE LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2002-07-10 · resigned 2014-08-13
Resigned
PAILEX CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1999-01-08 · resigned 2002-07-10
Resigned
PEPPER, Anthony Joseph→
director · ~107y · resigned 1997-09-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (113 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-10
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-20
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-16