AKA CASTING AGENCY LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
11224336 · ltd · incorporated 2018-02-26
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Motion picture, television and other theatrical casting activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
17 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
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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
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-07📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2018-02-26🏢Company incorporatedAs AKA CASTING AGENCY LTD
- 2018-02-26➕HALFORD, Kathryn Ann appointeddirector
- 2018-02-26➕MATEO HALFORD, Itziar Florence Ann appointeddirector
- 2018-02-26📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
78/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 70 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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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Ms Kathryn Ann Halford Individual · British · DOB 10/1956 · age 70 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 26/02/2018 |
Miss Itziar Florence Ann Mateo Halford Individual · British · DOB 01/1992 · age 34 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 26/02/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-02-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC78101 — Motion picture, television and other theatrical casting activities
Registered office
4 Station Road
Queensbury
Bradford
BD13 1AE
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-11
Last: 2026-02-25
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
HALFORD, Kathryn Ann→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2018-02-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MATEO HALFORD, Itziar Florence Ann→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2018-02-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (17 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-03-12