ACADEMY KITCHENS (LONDON) LTD
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 72). 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: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-01-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-04-03📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2018-04-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-04-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-03-31➖CUTTING, Luke Sebastian resigneddirector
- 2017-01-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2015-09-29🏢Company incorporatedAs ACADEMY KITCHENS (LONDON) LTD
- 2015-09-29➕CUTTING, Philip Martin appointeddirector
- 2015-09-29➕CUTTING, Luke Sebastian appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Philip Martin Cutting Individual · British · DOB 04/1954 · age 72 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Luke Sebastian Cuttingceased 31/03/2018· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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