ACKENDERS LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
14992022 · ltd · incorporated 2023-07-10
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
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong 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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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, 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
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
10 filings on record
85
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.
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 | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
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| Average employees | 200 | 200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 capital
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-17📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-01📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-07-10🏢Company incorporatedAs ACKENDERS LTD
- 2023-07-10➕BATES, Daniel Michael appointeddirector
- 2023-07-10➕MACKENZIE, Ellen May appointeddirector
- 2023-07-10📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
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.
- +Young company: Only 2.9 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Daniel Michael Bates Individual · British · DOB 10/2001 · age 25 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 10/07/2023 |
Miss Ellen May Mackenzie Individual · British · DOB 05/2002 · age 24 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 10/07/2023 |
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
Incorporated2023-07-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112
Registered office
2 Thurmond Road
Winchester
SO22 4DE
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-28
Last: 2026-05-14
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BATES, Daniel Michael→
Activedirector · ~25y · appointed 2023-07-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MACKENZIE, Ellen May→
Activedirector · ~24y · appointed 2023-07-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (10 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-14
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-10
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-19
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-07-10