AKRONYM UK LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
13887571 · ltd · incorporated 2022-02-02
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£-1.15M
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of other machinery and equipment
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 47990Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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 (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £1,151,591
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£10k
Net Worth
-£1.2m
↓ 44% YoY
Current Assets
£162k
↓ 38% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-578.7k | £263.2k |
| Current assets | £161.8k | £261.7k |
| Cash | £10.3k | — |
| Debtors | £151.5k | — |
| Net assets | £-1.15M | £-799.2k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-14📄replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-nameofficers · RP01AP01
- 2025-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-11➕FOO, Nicholas appointeddirector
- 2025-09-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-09-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-06-30➖FOO, Nicholas resigneddirector
- 2024-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-02-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-11-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-10-10➕FOO, Nicholas appointeddirector
- 2022-06-13📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-02-02🏢Company incorporatedAs AKRONYM UK LIMITED
- 2022-02-02➕FOO, Leon Cher Xiang appointeddirector
- 2022-02-02📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Leon Cher Xiang Foo Individual · Singaporean · DOB 08/1982 · age 44 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 02/02/2022 |
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
Incorporated2022-02-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46690 — Wholesale of other machinery and equipment
Registered office
International House
64, Nile Street
London
N1 7SR
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-27
Last: 2026-01-13
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
FOO, Leon Cher Xiang→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2022-02-02
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FOO, Nicholas→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2025-09-11
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FOO, Nicholas→
Resigneddirector · ~41y · appointed 2022-10-10 · resigned 2025-06-30
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Recent filings (16 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-17
replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2026-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-09-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-11-02
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-06-13