ACHOM AND PARTNERS LIMITED

⚰️Wound downliquidation
10209509 · ltd · incorporated 2016-06-01
Investment thesis
Company liquidation — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jun 2024
Net worth
£1.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
35/100
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What this business does
Primary activity: Solicitors
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed professional-services with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 35/100 (watch), bankability 30/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100). Current lenders should be on immediate intervention.

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
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
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
35/100Watch
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Not actionable now, but monitor — distressed, succession, or structural changes could flip this into a real opportunity.

Business quality
0
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
31
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,739
Net assets shrinking
Down £569 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£2k
↓ 25% YoY
Current Assets
£1.1m
↑ 21% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£227k£454k£681k£908k£1.1mJun 2023Jun 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-06-272023-06-27
Total assets£14.9k£25.7k
Current assets£1.14M£937.5k
Net assets£1.7k£2.3k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 insolvency
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 insolvency
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-15
    ⚠️
    liquidation-compulsory-winding-up-order
    insolvency · COCOMP
  2. 2025-12-15
    ⚠️
    liquidation-court-order-to-rescind-winding-up
    insolvency · OCRESCIND
  3. 2025-10-07
    ⚠️
    liquidation-compulsory-winding-up-order
    insolvency · COCOMP
  4. 2025-02-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-01-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-10-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-10-19
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2024-09-04
    📄
    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  9. 2024-08-27
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2023-12-13
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2023-12-08
    📄
    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  12. 2023-11-28
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  13. 2023-06-27
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  14. 2023-03-13
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2022-10-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2022-09-21
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  17. 2022-09-13
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  18. 2021-06-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-06-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2016-06-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACHOM AND PARTNERS LIMITED
  21. 2016-06-01
    ACHOM, Ferdinand 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 "ACHOM" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 10 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

3 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-27

Company in liquidation
high

Company is actively being wound up. Not a going concern.

3 insolvency-related filings on record
high

Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.

Evidence: 2026-05-15: liquidation-compulsory-winding-up-order; 2025-12-15: liquidation-court-order-to-rescind-winding-up

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ferdinand Achom
Individual · British · DOB 07/1971 · age 55
75100%
75-100% shares30/06/2016

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

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Company details

Statusliquidation
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-06-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69102 — Solicitors

Registered office

92 Stroud Green Road
London
N4 3EN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-03-27OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-06-27
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-11
Last: 2025-06-27

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

ACHOM, Ferdinand
director · ~55y · appointed 2016-06-01
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Recent filings (34 total)

liquidation-compulsory-winding-up-order
insolvency · COCOMP
2026-05-15
liquidation-court-order-to-rescind-winding-up
insolvency · OCRESCIND
2025-12-15
liquidation-compulsory-winding-up-order
insolvency · COCOMP
2025-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-20
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-18
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2024-09-04
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-08-27
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-12-13
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2023-12-08
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-13