22 SUMMERS LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive
15437768 · ltd · incorporated 2024-01-24
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Artistic creation
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
18 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
12 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2024-10-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-10-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2024-06-14
    GAD, Khaled appointed
    director
  6. 2024-03-18
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2024-03-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2024-03-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2024-03-15
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2024-02-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2024-02-22
    ELBA, Idris Akuna appointed
    director
  12. 2024-02-22
    COHEN, Joel resigned
    director
  13. 2024-01-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 22 SUMMERS LIMITED
  14. 2024-01-24
    COHEN, Joel appointed
    director
  15. 2024-01-24
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

63/100
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.
  • +Young company: Only 2.3 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited 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

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 Idris Akuna Elba
Individual · British · DOB 09/1972 · age 54
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control13/03/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Joel Cohenceased 13/03/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2024-01-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90030 — Artistic creation

Registered office

10 Queen Street Place
London
EC4R 1AG
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-01
Last: 2025-04-17

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

ELBA, Idris Akuna
director · ~54y · appointed 2024-02-22
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Active
GAD, Khaled
director · ~37y · appointed 2024-06-14
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Active
COHEN, Joel
director · ~46y · appointed 2024-01-24 · resigned 2024-02-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (12 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-05
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-03-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-03-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-23
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-01-24