AKOAMA LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
07411460 · ltd · incorporated 2010-10-19
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£-646
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of cosmetic and toilet articles in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 62020Information technology consultancy activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). 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 (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
40 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
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 · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £646
Net assets shrinking
Down £768 YoY
Cash YoY
-3%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£32k
↓ 2.9% YoY
Net Worth
-£646
↓ 630% YoY
Current Assets
£35k
↓ 7.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £11.7k | £15.9k |
| Current assets | £35.5k | £38.3k |
| Cash | £32.2k | £33.2k |
| Debtors | £3.3k | £5.1k |
| Net assets | £-646 | £122 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-02-18➖SIMPSON, Amanda Jane resigneddirector
- 2026-01-13📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2026-01-06📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-31📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-01-17📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-01-09📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2010-10-19🏢Company incorporatedAs AKOAMA LIMITED
- 2010-10-19➕BAME - ASHIAGBOR, Akosua appointeddirector
- 2010-10-19➕SIMPSON, Amanda Jane appointeddirector
Owner dependency
93/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Akosua Bame-Ashiagbor Individual · British · DOB 06/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-10-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47750 — Retail sale of cosmetic and toilet articles in specialised stores
Registered office
The Studio,
2 Borelli Yard
Farnham
GU9 7NU
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-30
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-02
Last: 2025-10-19
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
BAME - ASHIAGBOR, Akosua→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2010-10-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SIMPSON, Amanda Jane→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2010-10-19 · resigned 2026-02-18
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Recent filings (40 total)
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-19
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-01-13
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-23
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-07-31
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-16
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-26