AKASH RADIO LEEDS LTD

🌳Matureactive
08737123 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2013-10-17
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
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year to Oct 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Radio broadcasting
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 84-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 84). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Average employees00

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
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-09
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-31
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  5. 2023-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-09-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2022-04-01
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    DABHI, Kishor Kumar Chunilal resigned
    director
  8. 2022-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-01-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-02-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-05-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-07-26
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-11-18
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-06-13
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2014-05-01
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    SAHOTA, Gurmail Singh appointed
    director
  18. 2013-10-17
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    Company incorporated
    As AKASH RADIO LEEDS LTD
  19. 2013-10-17
    ➕
    DAHELE MBE, Gurdev Singh appointed
    secretary
  20. 2013-10-17
    ➕
    DAHELE MBE, Gurdev Singh appointed
    director
  21. 2013-10-17
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    DABHI, Kishor Kumar Chunilal appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 84 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
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 84 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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 Gurmail Singh Sahota
Individual · British · DOB 06/1954 · age 72
——sig. influencesignificant influence17/10/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2013-10-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC60100 — Radio broadcasting

Registered office

46 Alwoodley Lane
Leeds
LS17 7PT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last: 2025-10-17

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

DAHELE MBE, Gurdev Singh→
secretary · appointed 2013-10-17
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DAHELE MBE, Gurdev Singh→
director · ~84y · appointed 2013-10-17
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Active
SAHOTA, Gurmail Singh→
director · ~72y · appointed 2014-05-01
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Active
DABHI, Kishor Kumar Chunilal→
director · ~75y · appointed 2013-10-17 · resigned 2022-04-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (29 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-22
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2023-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-02-04