AKERMAN AUTOMOTIVE LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive
14686110 · ltd · incorporated 2023-02-24
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£-154.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
61/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 60/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
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
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
61/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £154,612

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£3k
Net Worth
-£155k
Current Assets
£107k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-27
Total assets£-154.6k
Current assets£107.4k
Cash£3.3k
Debtors£4.0k
Net assets£-154.6k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 2 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 2 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-02-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-03-12
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2025-03-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-02-26
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  6. 2025-01-28
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2024-04-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2024-04-26
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2024-04-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2024-04-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2024-04-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2024-04-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2024-04-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2024-04-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2024-04-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2023-02-24
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    Company incorporated
    As AKERMAN AUTOMOTIVE LIMITED
  17. 2023-02-24
    AKERMAN, Dylan Jay appointed
    director
  18. 2023-02-24
    AKERMAN, Jason Robert appointed
    director
  19. 2023-02-24
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

81/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "AKERMAN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-09

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Dylan Jay Akerman
Individual · British · DOB 03/2002 · age 24
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting24/02/2023
Mr Jason Robert Akerman
Individual · British · DOB 07/1969 · age 57
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting24/02/2023

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-02-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112

Registered office

11 Pentre Tai Road
Rhiwderin
Newport
NP10 8RL
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-27
Last made up to: 2025-02-27
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-03-09OVERDUE
Last: 2025-02-23

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

AKERMAN, Dylan Jay
director · ~24y · appointed 2023-02-24
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Active
AKERMAN, Jason Robert
director · ~57y · appointed 2023-02-24
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Active

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Recent filings (18 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-07
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-12
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-11
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2025-02-26
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-01-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-25