AKORD TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08155094 · ltd · incorporated 2012-07-24
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£78.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: 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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 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
41 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £78,670
Net assets shrinking
Down £27,797 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£79k
↓ 26% YoY
Current Assets
£80k
↓ 38% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£26k£52k£77k£103k£129kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£78.7k£106.5k
Current assets£80.3k£129.0k
Cash—£71.0k
Debtors—£993
Net assets£78.7k£106.5k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-04-04
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2022-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-11-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2020-07-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2020-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-11-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2019-08-29
    ➖
    SO, Carol Ka Lok resigned
    director
  13. 2019-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-04-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2018-01-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-12-07
    ➕
    SO, Carol Ka Lok appointed
    director
  17. 2017-12-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2013-09-23
    ➖
    SO, Ka Lok Carol resigned
    director
  19. 2012-07-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AKORD TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
  20. 2012-07-24
    ➕
    SINGLETON, Kevin Barry appointed
    director
  21. 2012-07-24
    ➕
    SO, Ka Lok Carol 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

58/100
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.
  • 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
Mr Kevin Singleton
Individual · British · DOB 08/1973 · age 53
50–75%
—50-75% shares14/11/2016

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
Incorporated2012-07-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47910 — Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet

Registered office

8 The Mount
Todmorden
OL14 8BH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-10
Last: 2026-02-24

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

SINGLETON, Kevin Barry→
director · ~53y · appointed 2012-07-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SO, Carol Ka Lok→
director · ~66y · appointed 2017-12-07 · resigned 2019-08-29
Resigned
SO, Ka Lok Carol→
director · ~46y · appointed 2012-07-24 · resigned 2013-09-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (41 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-10