AKG DYNAMICS LTD.
💤Zombieactive
09809502 · ltd · incorporated 2015-10-05
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Driving school activities
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). 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: 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-07-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-02-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-04-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-07➖DAVID, Sahil resigneddirector
- 2018-03-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2018-03-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2017-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-10-05🏢Company incorporatedAs AKG DYNAMICS LTD.
- 2015-10-05➕GAREWAL, Alvat Kartara appointeddirector
- 2015-10-05➕DAVID, Sahil appointeddirector
- 2015-10-05📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
90/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
70/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Alvat Kartara Garewal Individual · British · DOB 03/1959 · age 67 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Sahil David Individual · British · DOB 12/1991 · age 35 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 19/05/2022 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Sahil Davidceased 07/03/2018· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-10-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85530 — Driving school activities
Registered office
373 Meadow Lane
Oxford
OX4 4BL
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-16
Last: 2025-07-02
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
GAREWAL, Alvat Kartara→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2015-10-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DAVID, Sahil→
Resigneddirector · ~35y · appointed 2015-10-05 · resigned 2018-03-07
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Recent filings (25 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-07-09