AKADEMIA KFK LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
15185253 · ltd · incorporated 2023-10-03
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£3.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
9 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £3,947

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£4k
Current Assets
£8k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-31
Total assets£7.6k
Current assets£7.6k
Net assets£3.9k

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
  1. 2025-11-04
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2025-11-04
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-06-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-12-03
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  5. 2024-04-18
    SPENCER, Anthony William appointed
    director
  6. 2024-04-18
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2023-10-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AKADEMIA KFK LTD
  8. 2023-10-03
    SPENCER, Beata Teresa appointed
    director
  9. 2023-10-03
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

79/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +Young company: Only 2.6 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2024-12-03: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Beata Teresa Spencer
Individual · Polish · DOB 02/1969 · age 57
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control03/10/2023

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
Incorporated2023-10-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

9 Riverside House
Furlong Road
Bourne End
SL8 5BB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-17
Last: 2025-12-03

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

SPENCER, Anthony William
director · ~58y · appointed 2024-04-18
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Active
SPENCER, Beata Teresa
director · ~57y · appointed 2023-10-03
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Active

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Recent filings (9 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-28
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-18
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-10-03