AKOTO HEALTHCARE SERVICES LTD

💤Zombieactive
09515239 · ltd · incorporated 2015-03-27
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
£24
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: General medical practice activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed healthcare with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 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
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £24

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£24
↑ 109% YoY
Current Assets
£27k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
-£256£5k£11k£16k£22k£27kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£24£-256
Current assets£27.1k£27.2k
Net assets£24£-256

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 dissolution
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 dissolution
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 dissolution
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-08
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  2. 2026-06-16
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2026-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-12-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-12-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-06-14
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2022-06-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-06-08
    📄
    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  10. 2022-05-31
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2021-03-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-12-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-05-04
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  14. 2019-05-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-04-06
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  16. 2019-03-05
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  17. 2018-06-20
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  18. 2018-06-19
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  19. 2015-03-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AKOTO HEALTHCARE SERVICES LTD
  20. 2015-03-27
    AKOTO, Cecilia Osei appointed
    director

Owner dependency

95/100
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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "AKOTO" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some 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

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-17

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Cecilia Osei Akoto
Individual · British · DOB 11/1977 · age 49
75100%
75-100% shares09/04/2016

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
Incorporated2015-03-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86210 — General medical practice activities

Registered office

56 Woodlands Way
Whinmoor
Leeds
LS14 2AW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-03-17OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-03

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

AKOTO, Cecilia Osei
director · ~49y · appointed 2015-03-27
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Recent filings (32 total)

dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2026-07-08
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-12
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2022-06-08
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-12