EMPEROR K9 ACADEMY LTD

💤Zombieactive
14898320 · ltd · incorporated 2023-05-27
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01490
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (56/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
9 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 2 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 restoration
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-03-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2026-03-16
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    administrative-restoration-company
    restoration · RT01
  4. 2025-10-07
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    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  5. 2025-07-22
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2023-05-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As EMPEROR K9 ACADEMY LTD
  7. 2023-05-27
    SMYTH, Austin Luke appointed
    director
  8. 2023-05-27
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean
No 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Austin Luke Smyth
Individual · British · DOB 05/1990 · age 36
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control27/05/2023

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
Incorporated2023-05-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01490 — SIC 01490

Registered office

42 Jonathan Road
Coventry
CV2 2NQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-24
Last: 2026-02-10

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

SMYTH, Austin Luke
director · ~36y · appointed 2023-05-27
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Recent filings (9 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-16
administrative-restoration-company
restoration · RT01
2026-03-16
gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2025-10-07
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-01
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-05-27