A.K. INTERNATIONAL (IMPORTS & EXPORTS) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
02795561 · ltd · incorporated 1993-03-03
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£201.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

7 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 31.9y

15/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 31.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
95 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £201,090
Net assets shrinking
Down £162,677 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 89% YoY
Cash YoY
-89%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£3k
↓ 89% YoY
Net Worth
£201k
↓ 45% YoY
Current Assets
£354k
↓ 25% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£94k£189k£283k£378k£472kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£202.8k£375.4k
Current assets£354.1k£472.1k
Cash£2.7k£24.8k
Debtors£44£-90.7k
Net assets£201.1k£363.8k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-21
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  3. 2024-02-22
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  4. 2023-02-27
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  5. 2022-02-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-01-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-03-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-10-24
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  9. 2019-10-24
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  10. 2019-10-24
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    Charge satisfied #6
  11. 2019-10-24
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    Charge satisfied #5
  12. 2018-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-08-06
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    mortgage · MR04
  14. 2018-08-06
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    Charge satisfied #7
  15. 2017-10-10
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  16. 2017-10-06
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  17. 2017-10-06
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    officers · CH03
  18. 2016-12-23
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    accounts · AA
  19. 2013-11-01
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  20. 2010-06-09
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  21. 2008-11-06
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    Charge satisfied #2
  22. 2008-05-19
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  23. 2006-03-03
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    Charge satisfied #4
  24. 2006-03-03
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    Charge satisfied #3
  25. 2006-03-03
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    Charge satisfied #1
  26. 1996-01-31
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  27. 1995-11-20
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Stenham PLC
  28. 1994-08-04
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  29. 1994-07-08
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Ucb Invoice Discounting Limited
  30. 1994-03-03
    ➕
    KALRA, Ameeta appointed
    secretary
  31. 1994-03-03
    ➕
    KALRA, Ashwan appointed
    director
  32. 1994-03-03
    ➖
    CARGIL MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  33. 1994-03-03
    ➖
    CURRIE, Erica resigned
    director
  34. 1993-03-03
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    Company incorporated
    As A.K. INTERNATIONAL (IMPORTS & EXPORTS) LIMITED
  35. 1993-02-26
    ➕
    CARGIL MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  36. 1993-02-26
    ➕
    CURRIE, Erica appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 32 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
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 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 32 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 33 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ashwan Kalra
Individual · British · DOB 03/1955 · age 71
50–75%
—50-75% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Ameeta Kalra
Individual · British · DOB 10/1964 · age 62
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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

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8 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
Incorporated1993-03-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47190 — Other retail sale in non-specialised stores

Registered office

Brook House
Moss Grove
Kingswinford
West Midlands
DY6 9HS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-24
Last: 2026-01-10

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

KALRA, Ameeta→
secretary · appointed 1994-03-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KALRA, Ashwan→
director · ~71y · appointed 1994-03-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CARGIL MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1993-02-26 · resigned 1994-03-03
Resigned
CURRIE, Erica→
director · ~80y · appointed 1993-02-26 · resigned 1994-03-03
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

7
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:7 of 7 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property01/11/201306/08/2018
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property09/06/201024/10/2019
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Debenture1 property19/05/200824/10/2019
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Fixed charge supplemental to a debenture dated 4TH august 1994 issued by the company1 property31/01/199603/03/2006
satisfied
Stenham
Stenham PLC
Fixed and floating charge1 property20/11/199503/03/2006
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Debenture1 property04/08/199406/11/2008
satisfied
Ucb Invoice Discounting
Ucb Invoice Discounting Limited
Debenture1 property08/07/199403/03/2006

Recent filings (95 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-13
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2019-10-24