AKAHANA MANAGEMENT LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
08425493 · ltd · incorporated 2013-03-01
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 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company 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: 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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
54 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 3700 | 5500 |
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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-21➖CHONG, Alistair resigneddirector
- 2023-11-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-10-10📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-10-10📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-10-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-10-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-10-06📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-09-29➕JIANG, Chunfeng appointeddirector
- 2023-06-30📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-04-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-25📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-08-28📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2016-07-15➕CHONG, Alistair appointeddirector
- 2016-07-15➖LI, Qinqing resigneddirector
- 2014-05-01➖CHONG, Alistair resigneddirector
- 2014-05-01➕LI, Qinqing appointeddirector
- 2013-03-01🏢Company incorporatedAs AKAHANA MANAGEMENT LIMITED
- 2013-03-01➕BRION, James appointeddirector
- 2013-03-01➖BRION, James resigneddirector
- 2013-03-01➕CHONG, Alistair appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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
45/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Chunfeng Jiang Individual · British · DOB 02/1976 · age 50 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 29/09/2023 |
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Alistair Chongceased 28/09/2023· 75-100% shares
- Mr Qinqing Liceased 20/04/2023· 75-100% shares
- Mr Patrick Tangceased 01/08/2020· 75-100% shares
- Mr Alistair Chongceased 01/08/2019· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-03-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants
Registered office
No. 5 Cosmo House
53 Wood Street
Barnet
Hertfordshire
EN5 4BS
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-24
Last: 2025-05-10
Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
JIANG, Chunfeng→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2023-09-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BRION, James→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2013-03-01 · resigned 2013-03-01
CHONG, Alistair→
Resigneddirector · ~45y · appointed 2016-07-15 · resigned 2023-11-21
CHONG, Alistair→
Resigneddirector · ~45y · appointed 2013-03-01 · resigned 2014-05-01
LI, Qinqing→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2014-05-01 · resigned 2016-07-15
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Recent filings (54 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-21
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-10-10
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-10-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-10-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-10-06
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-04-25