AKORN ASH LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07794673 · ltd · incorporated 2011-10-03
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
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£1.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 71). 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: 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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
50 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,718

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£2k
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
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£0£344£687£1k£1k£2kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£1.7k£1.7k
Net assets£1.7k£1.7k

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

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 (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2021-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-09-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2020-04-30
    ➖
    PARDOE, Gillian Ann resigned
    director
  11. 2020-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-07-24
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  15. 2017-07-23
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    PARDOE, Jack Nicholas resigned
    director
  16. 2017-07-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2017-07-23
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2017-07-23
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  19. 2014-03-24
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    PARDOE, Colin appointed
    director
  20. 2014-03-24
    ➕
    PARDOE, Jack Nicholas appointed
    director
  21. 2011-12-21
    ➖
    GILMORE, David Samuel resigned
    director
  22. 2011-10-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AKORN ASH LIMITED
  23. 2011-10-03
    ➕
    GILMORE, David Samuel appointed
    director
  24. 2011-10-03
    ➕
    PARDOE, Gillian Ann appointed
    director

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 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
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 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
  • 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 Colin Pardoe
Individual · British · DOB 09/1955 · age 71
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Gillian Ann Pardoeceased 23/07/2017· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Jack Nicholas Pardoeceased 23/07/2017· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2011-10-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

37 37 Fraser Close
Chelmsford
Essex
CM2 0TD
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-25
Last: 2026-04-11

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

PARDOE, Colin→
director · ~71y · appointed 2014-03-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GILMORE, David Samuel→
director · ~56y · appointed 2011-10-03 · resigned 2011-12-21
Resigned
PARDOE, Gillian Ann→
director · ~67y · appointed 2011-10-03 · resigned 2020-04-30
Resigned
PARDOE, Jack Nicholas→
director · ~35y · appointed 2014-03-24 · resigned 2017-07-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (50 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-09-19