AKT ENGINEERING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02630302 · ltd · incorporated 1991-07-18
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 28.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒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
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 33200SIC 33200
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 28.1y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 28.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
12 officers (3 active, 12 linked, 6 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
113 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£17k£35k£52k£70k£87kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets—£60.9k
Current assets—£87.4k
Net assets—£52.5k
Average employees400—

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2025-04-28
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  3. 2024-10-15
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  4. 2024-10-08
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  5. 2024-04-28
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  6. 2023-09-10
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  7. 2023-09-10
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  8. 2023-09-10
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  9. 2023-04-27
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  10. 2022-04-25
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  11. 2021-04-27
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  12. 2020-07-26
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  13. 2019-04-28
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  14. 2018-10-19
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  15. 2018-10-19
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  17. 2018-10-19
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  18. 2018-10-19
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  19. 2018-09-28
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    CARR, Neil Gordon appointed
    secretary
  20. 2018-09-28
    ➕
    CARR, Neil Gordon appointed
    director
  21. 2018-09-28
    ➕
    DUCKWORTH, James Ian appointed
    director
  22. 2018-09-28
    ➖
    MURPHY, Josephine resigned
    secretary
  23. 2018-09-28
    ➖
    MURPHY, Josephine resigned
    director
  24. 2018-09-28
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    MURPHY, Trevor David resigned
    director
  25. 2016-09-24
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    Charge satisfied #2
  26. 2016-09-24
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    Charge satisfied #1
  27. 2004-05-01
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    MURPHY, Josephine appointed
    director
  28. 2004-04-28
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    COLE, Kenneth Albert resigned
    director
  29. 2004-04-28
    ➖
    PUGH, Alan Henry resigned
    director
  30. 1998-08-21
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  31. 1998-06-01
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  32. 1996-11-25
    ➖
    PUGH, Valerie Jean resigned
    secretary
  33. 1996-07-01
    ➕
    MURPHY, Josephine appointed
    secretary
  34. 1992-03-31
    ➖
    COLE, Cecile resigned
    secretary
  35. 1992-03-31
    ➕
    PUGH, Valerie Jean appointed
    secretary
  36. 1991-07-19
    ➕
    COLE, Cecile appointed
    secretary
  37. 1991-07-19
    ➕
    COLE, Kenneth Albert appointed
    director
  38. 1991-07-19
    ➕
    MURPHY, Trevor David appointed
    director
  39. 1991-07-19
    ➕
    PUGH, Alan Henry appointed
    director
  40. 1991-07-18
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    Company incorporated
    As AKT ENGINEERING LIMITED
  41. 1991-07-18
    ➕
    JPCORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  42. 1991-07-18
    ➖
    JPCORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  43. 1991-07-18
    ➕
    JPCORD LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  44. 1991-07-18
    ➖
    JPCORD LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

73/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 35 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Ian Duckworth
Individual · British · DOB 10/1957 · age 69
25–50%
—25-50% shares17/04/2023
Mr Neil Gordon Carr
Individual · British · DOB 11/1947 · age 79
25–50%
—25-50% shares17/04/2023
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • U.K. Electronics Ltdceased 17/04/2023· 75-100% shares
  • Mrs Josephine Murphyceased 28/09/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Mr Trevor Murphyceased 28/09/2018· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1991-07-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Registered office

12-14 Arkwright Court Astmoor Industrial Estate
Runcorn
Cheshire
WA7 1NX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-01
Last: 2025-07-18

Officers (3 active · 9 resigned)

CARR, Neil Gordon→
secretary · appointed 2018-09-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CARR, Neil Gordon→
director · ~79y · appointed 2018-09-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DUCKWORTH, James Ian→
director · ~69y · appointed 2018-09-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COLE, Cecile→
secretary · appointed 1991-07-19 · resigned 1992-03-31
Resigned
MURPHY, Josephine→
secretary · appointed 1996-07-01 · resigned 2018-09-28
Resigned
PUGH, Valerie Jean→
secretary · appointed 1992-03-31 · resigned 1996-11-25
Resigned
JPCORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1991-07-18 · resigned 1991-07-18
Resigned
COLE, Kenneth Albert→
director · ~90y · appointed 1991-07-19 · resigned 2004-04-28
Resigned
MURPHY, Josephine→
director · ~73y · appointed 2004-05-01 · resigned 2018-09-28
Resigned
MURPHY, Trevor David→
director · ~72y · appointed 1991-07-19 · resigned 2018-09-28
Resigned
PUGH, Alan Henry→
director · ~84y · appointed 1991-07-19 · resigned 2004-04-28
Resigned
JPCORD LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1991-07-18 · resigned 1991-07-18
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Legal charge1 property21/08/199824/09/2016
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Debenture1 property01/06/199824/09/2016

Recent filings (113 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-28
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-12
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-09-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-09-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-01