AKIMBO CORE LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
13143302 · ltd · incorporated 2021-01-19
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£72.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)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
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
14 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £72,421
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£72k
↑ 132% YoY
Current Assets
£180k
↓ 15% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £87.9k | £103.7k |
| Current assets | £179.7k | £212.2k |
| Net assets | £72.4k | £31.3k |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-30📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-11-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-02-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-11-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-10-29➕JOLLEY, Darren Mark appointeddirector
- 2021-01-19🏢Company incorporatedAs AKIMBO CORE LTD
- 2021-01-19➕WILLIAMS, Holly Grace appointeddirector
- 2021-01-19📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 5 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Holly Grace Williams Individual · British · DOB 04/1990 · age 36 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 19/01/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-01-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development
Registered office
Lancaster House
Amy Johnson Way
Blackpool
Lancashire
FY4 2RP
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-01
Last: 2026-01-18
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
JOLLEY, Darren Mark→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2021-10-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WILLIAMS, Holly Grace→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2021-01-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (14 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-23
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-02-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-11-10
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-01-19