ACKAN RECRUITMENT LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
15429948 · ltd · incorporated 2024-01-22
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
66/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Temporary employment agency activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 81210General cleaning of buildings
- 88100Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 66/100 (strong), bankability 60/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (52/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
10 active PSC(s) of 10 total, 10 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
66/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-16📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-07-15📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2025-06-24📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-04-07📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2024-04-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-04-01➕DWOMOH, Justice appointedsecretary
- 2024-01-22🏢Company incorporatedAs ACKAN RECRUITMENT LIMITED
- 2024-01-22➕DWOMOH, Paul appointeddirector
- 2024-01-22📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
95/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
- +Young company: Only 2.3 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
65/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
1 high ·Confirmation statement overdue
highAnnual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-21
Shareholders & ownership
10 active beneficial owners · fragmented| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Faustina Boakyewaa Individual · Italian · DOB 12/1966 · age 60 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 22/01/2024 |
Miss Abigail Amponsah Dwomoh Individual · Italian · DOB 01/2004 · age 22 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 22/01/2024 |
Mr Paul Dwomoh Individual · Italian · DOB 08/1960 · age 66 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 22/01/2024 |
Joana Dwomoh Individual · Italian · DOB 03/1986 · age 40 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 22/01/2024 |
Benjamin Dwomoh Individual · Italian · DOB 04/1990 · age 36 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 22/01/2024 |
Alex Zanda Individual · Ghanaian · DOB 11/1975 · age 51 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 22/01/2024 |
Ruth Ohenewaah Okyere Individual · Ghanaian · DOB 11/1993 · age 33 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 22/01/2024 |
Justice Dwomoh Individual · Italian · DOB 03/1993 · age 33 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 22/01/2024 |
Gloria Asare Individual · Italian · DOB 03/1999 · age 27 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 22/01/2024 |
Caleb Nana Dwomoh Individual · Italian · DOB 10/2002 · age 24 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 22/01/2024 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-01-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC78200 — Temporary employment agency activities
Registered office
4 Gilpin Terrace
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS12 1HL
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-21OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-07
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
Active
DWOMOH, Paul→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2024-01-22
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Recent filings (9 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-14
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-15
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2025-07-15
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-07
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-04-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-07
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-01-22