AKUSIKA BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06905980 · ltd · incorporated 2009-05-14
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.
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
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
  • 82110Combined office administrative service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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

Company profile
address, 4 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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
52 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-24
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-02-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-11-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2021-10-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2021-01-27
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-09-03
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    officers · TM01
  10. 2020-09-01
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    BOTCHWAY-SAMUEL, Dannika Shereece resigned
    director
  11. 2020-06-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2020-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-07-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2019-02-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2013-05-01
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    BOTCHWAY, Marcus Reece resigned
    director
  17. 2013-04-26
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    BOTCHWAY, Marcus Reece resigned
    secretary
  18. 2012-01-02
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    BOTCHWAY, Sophia appointed
    director
  19. 2009-05-14
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    Company incorporated
    As AKUSIKA BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED
  20. 2009-05-14
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    BOTCHWAY, Marcus Reece appointed
    secretary
  21. 2009-05-14
    ➕
    BOTCHWAY, Marcus Reece appointed
    director
  22. 2009-05-14
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    BOTCHWAY-SAMUEL, Dannika Shereece appointed
    director

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

68/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Sophia Botchway
Individual · British · DOB 03/1969 · age 57
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control01/06/2016

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
Incorporated2009-05-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

116 Station Road
Chinnor
OX39 4QG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-11
Last: 2026-02-25

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

BOTCHWAY, Sophia→
director · ~57y · appointed 2012-01-02
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Active
BOTCHWAY, Marcus Reece→
secretary · appointed 2009-05-14 · resigned 2013-04-26
Resigned
BOTCHWAY, Marcus Reece→
director · ~34y · appointed 2009-05-14 · resigned 2013-05-01
Resigned
BOTCHWAY-SAMUEL, Dannika Shereece→
director · ~36y · appointed 2009-05-14 · resigned 2020-09-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (52 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-11-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-27