A.H. KNIGHT ASIA LABORATORY LTD.

🌳Matureactive
03225065 · ltd · incorporated 1996-07-16
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Technical testing and analysis
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 2 with DOB)
76
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
81 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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
2
filings
  • • 2 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-08
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  2. 2026-01-08
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  3. 2026-01-01
    ➕
    MAKINSON, Steven Paul appointed
    secretary
  4. 2025-12-31
    ➖
    SADLER, Sandra resigned
    secretary
  5. 2025-08-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2025-07-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-09-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
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  10. 2021-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
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  11. 2021-02-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2021-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-09-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2017-09-19
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-10-11
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2013-12-19
    ➖
    KNIGHT, Juliet resigned
    secretary
  19. 2013-12-19
    ➕
    SADLER, Sandra appointed
    secretary
  20. 1996-08-12
    ➕
    KNIGHT, David John Leslie appointed
    director
  21. 1996-08-12
    ➕
    KNIGHT, Richard Kenneth appointed
    director
  22. 1996-08-12
    ➕
    KNIGHT, Juliet appointed
    secretary
  23. 1996-08-12
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 1996-08-12
    ➖
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 1996-07-16
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    Company incorporated
    As A.H. KNIGHT ASIA LABORATORY LTD.
  26. 1996-07-16
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 1996-07-16
    ➕
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "KNIGHT" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
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 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Alfred H Knight Uk Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Alfred H Knight Uk Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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A.H. KNIGHT ASIA LABORATORY LTD.
This company · 03225065

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Alfred H Knight Uk Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1996-07-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71200 — Technical testing and analysis

Registered office

Alfred H Knight Group Headquarters (Uk), Kings Business Park
Kings Drive
Prescot
L34 1PJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-01
Last: 2025-07-18

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

MAKINSON, Steven Paul→
secretary · appointed 2026-01-01
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Active
KNIGHT, David John Leslie→
director · ~70y · appointed 1996-08-12
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Active
KNIGHT, Richard Kenneth→
director · ~64y · appointed 1996-08-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KNIGHT, Juliet→
secretary · appointed 1996-08-12 · resigned 2013-12-19
Resigned
SADLER, Sandra→
secretary · appointed 2013-12-19 · resigned 2025-12-31
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-07-16 · resigned 1996-08-12
Resigned
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1996-07-16 · resigned 1996-08-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (81 total)

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-01-08
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2026-01-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-01-09