AKR SPORTS ANALYSIS LTD

💤Zombieactive
07914587 · ltd · incorporated 2012-01-18
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£1.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other software publishing
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). 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, 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
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
34 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
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,180
Net assets shrinking
Down £497 YoY
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£150
~ YoY
Net Worth
£1k
↓ 30% YoY
Current Assets
£150
↓ 52% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£335£671£1k£1k£2kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£1.6k£2.1k
Current assets£150£314
Cash£150£150
Debtors—£164
Net assets£1.2k£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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2025-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-04-01
    ➖
    RICHMOND, Clare resigned
    director
  4. 2024-12-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-03-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2019-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-04-01
    ➕
    RICHMOND, Clare appointed
    director
  13. 2017-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-04-07
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2016-03-21
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2012-01-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AKR SPORTS ANALYSIS LTD
  18. 2012-01-18
    ➕
    RICHMOND, Andrew Kenneth 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 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 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 Andrew Kenneth Richmond
Individual · British · DOB 12/1961 · age 65
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control18/01/2017

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
Incorporated2012-01-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC58290 — Other software publishing

Registered office

96 Eskdale Avenue
Blackrod
Bolton
Lancashire
BL6 5SF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-11
Last: 2026-01-28

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

RICHMOND, Andrew Kenneth→
director · ~65y · appointed 2012-01-18
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Active
RICHMOND, Clare→
director · ~71y · appointed 2018-04-01 · resigned 2025-04-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-12-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-11