AKORA HOLDINGS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07325637 · ltd · incorporated 2010-07-26
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
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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: 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
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
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
50 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
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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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Average employees1100

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-19
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  3. 2025-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-02-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-10-07
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2022-07-28
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  8. 2022-07-27
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  9. 2022-01-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2022-01-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2022-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-03-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-05-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-02-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2013-10-31
    ➖
    MC SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2012-07-28
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    HANCOCK, Ricky John resigned
    director
  19. 2011-07-01
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    MC SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2011-07-01
    ➖
    WESTALL, Martin James resigned
    director
  21. 2010-07-26
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    Company incorporated
    As AKORA HOLDINGS LIMITED
  22. 2010-07-26
    ➕
    WHITE, John James appointed
    director
  23. 2010-07-26
    ➕
    HANCOCK, Ricky John appointed
    director
  24. 2010-07-26
    ➕
    WESTALL, Martin James appointed
    director

Owner dependency

85/100
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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in 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 16 years.
  • 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John James White
Individual · British · DOB 01/1969 · age 57
75–100%
—75-100% shares26/07/2016

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
Incorporated2010-07-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

4th Floor Stratton House
5 Stratton Street
London
W1J 8LA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-09
Last: 2025-07-26

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

WHITE, John James→
director · ~57y · appointed 2010-07-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MC SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2011-07-01 · resigned 2013-10-31
Resigned
HANCOCK, Ricky John→
director · ~55y · appointed 2010-07-26 · resigned 2012-07-28
Resigned
WESTALL, Martin James→
director · ~60y · appointed 2010-07-26 · resigned 2011-07-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (50 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-22
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2025-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-08
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-10
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2022-07-28
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2022-07-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-01-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-11