A. K. LOWREY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

03395874 · ltd · incorporated 1997-06-26

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

—

year to Apr 2025

Net worth

£78.5k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 01290

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle 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 (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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

76 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £78,503

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£79k

~ YoY

Current Assets

£2k

↑ 303% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30
Total assets	£78.5k	£77.9k
Current assets	£1.7k	£425
Net assets	£78.5k	£77.9k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand

2026-01-08
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2025-01-14
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2024-01-09
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2023-01-14
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2022-01-09
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2021-01-16
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2020-01-11
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2019-01-01
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2018-02-11
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accounts · AA
2017-07-03
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2017-07-03
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2017-01-20
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accounts · AA
2016-08-06
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2015-11-14
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2015-06-29
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2015-01-08
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accounts · AA
2004-05-21
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DUCK, Susan Yvonne appointed
secretary
2004-05-21
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DUCK, Susan Yvonne appointed
director
2004-05-21
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SLATER, Kenneth appointed
director
2004-05-21
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LOWREY, Shirin Suzanne resigned
secretary
2004-05-21
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LOWREY, Alan Keith resigned
director
2004-05-21
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LOWREY, Shirin Suzanne resigned
director
1997-06-26
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Company incorporated
As A. K. LOWREY LIMITED
1997-06-26
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GRAEME, Dorothy May appointed
nominee-secretary
1997-06-26
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GRAEME, Dorothy May resigned
nominee-secretary
1997-06-26
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LOWREY, Shirin Suzanne appointed
secretary
1997-06-26
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GRAEME, Lesley Joyce appointed
nominee-director
1997-06-26
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GRAEME, Lesley Joyce resigned
nominee-director
1997-06-26
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LOWREY, Alan Keith appointed
director
1997-06-26
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LOWREY, Shirin Suzanne appointed
director

Owner dependency

83/100

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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100

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 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 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

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Miss Susan Yvonne Duck Individual · British · DOB 08/1965 · age 61	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016
Mr Kenneth Slater Individual · British · DOB 10/1956 · age 70	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016

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

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ALAN JACKSON (WESTCOTES) LIMITED→ 00859355 · est 1965 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	60y	—	—
ALBURY ESTATE FISHERIES (2008) LIMITED→ 06507901 · est 2008 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	18y	—	—
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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1997-06-26

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC01290 — SIC 01290

Registered office

Bolam White House, Belsay

Newcastle Upon Tyne

Tyne & Wear

NE20 0HB

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-10

Last: 2025-05-27

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

DUCK, Susan Yvonne→

secretary · appointed 2004-05-21

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Active

DUCK, Susan Yvonne→

director · ~61y · appointed 2004-05-21

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Active

SLATER, Kenneth→

director · ~70y · appointed 2004-05-21

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Active

GRAEME, Dorothy May→

nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-06-26 · resigned 1997-06-26

Resigned

LOWREY, Shirin Suzanne→

secretary · appointed 1997-06-26 · resigned 2004-05-21

Resigned

GRAEME, Lesley Joyce→

nominee-director · ~73y · appointed 1997-06-26 · resigned 1997-06-26

Resigned

LOWREY, Alan Keith→

director · ~68y · appointed 1997-06-26 · resigned 2004-05-21

Resigned

LOWREY, Shirin Suzanne→

director · ~67y · appointed 1997-06-26 · resigned 2004-05-21

Resigned

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