INTERNATIONAL JAPAN KARATE ASSOCIATION - UNITED KINGDOM
🏛️Establishedactive
13257422 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2021-03-10
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Sports and recreation education
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 93199Other sports activities
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (70/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
10 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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
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 (9 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-10🏢Company incorporatedAs INTERNATIONAL JAPAN KARATE ASSOCIATION - UNITED KINGDOM
- 2021-03-10➕CAMERON, Stephen Alexander appointedsecretary
- 2021-03-10➕CRIGHTON, Keith appointeddirector
- 2021-03-10➕KARIA, Sharad Narandas appointeddirector
- 2021-03-10📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
73/100
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 73 — succession pressure is live.
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 73 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.)
🔒Co-director network graph
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| LYRA ADHD COACHING LIMITED→ 17028174 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MAKE WAVES SWIM SCHOOL LTD→ 13407428 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| MAKING MENOPAUSE WORK LTD→ 15792327 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| MARK SHELDON LTD→ 14452382 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| MATHSPLUS LTD→ 15303395 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| MATRIXITY LIMITED→ 14206667 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| MATT TALLY PLAYER DEVELOPMENT CIC→ 15377374 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| MATTHEW HICKLING TRAINING LIMITED→ 04796408 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| MAVERICK METHODS LTD→ 12138925 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| MBM CLEANING SERVICES LTD→ 14649804 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| MDB TUITION LIMITED→ 09054197 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| MDR ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT LTD→ 16698245 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2021-03-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85510 — Sports and recreation education
Registered office
43 Froxmere Road
Crowle
Worcestershire
WR7 4AN
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-23
Last: 2026-03-09
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
CAMERON, Stephen Alexander→
Activesecretary · appointed 2021-03-10
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CRIGHTON, Keith→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 2021-03-10
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KARIA, Sharad Narandas→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 2021-03-10
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Recent filings (10 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-01
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-03-10