AKM ENTERPRISES LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
03496780 · ltd · incorporated 1998-01-21
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
£9.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 28.1y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 28.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
94 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £9,033
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£72k
Net Worth
£9k
↑ 53% YoY
Current Assets
£126k
↓ 6.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £9.0k | £16.1k |
| Current assets | £126.5k | £135.4k |
| Cash | £72.3k | — |
| Debtors | £51.0k | — |
| Net assets | £9.0k | £5.9k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
6
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 mortgage
Last 180 days
6
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 mortgage
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-05📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-03-05🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2026-02-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-02-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-02-25📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2026-02-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-08-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-11-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-11-08📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2024-11-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-06-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-04-30📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-04-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-04-22📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-04-22📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-04-04➖MCCLOUD, Anne Lesley resigneddirector
- 2023-05-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 1998-04-17🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1998-03-02➕MCCLOUD, Keith appointedsecretary
- 1998-03-02➕MCCLOUD, Keith appointeddirector
- 1998-03-02➖WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1998-03-02➕MCCLOUD, Anne Lesley appointeddirector
- 1998-03-02➖WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1998-01-21🏢Company incorporatedAs AKM ENTERPRISES LIMITED
- 1998-01-21➕WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1998-01-21➕WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 28 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 candidateStrong 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 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 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 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Keith Mccloud Individual · English · DOB 03/1955 · age 71 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · trust interest · firm interest | 21/01/2017 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Anne Mccloudceased 04/04/2024· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · trust interest · firm interest
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1998-01-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47190 — Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
Registered office
2 Waverley Street
The Groves
York
YO31 7QZ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-14
Last: 2026-04-30
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
Active
MCCLOUD, Keith→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 1998-03-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-01-21 · resigned 1998-03-02
MCCLOUD, Anne Lesley→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 1998-03-02 · resigned 2024-04-04
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-01-21 · resigned 1998-03-02
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Mortgage debenture | 1 property | 17/04/1998 | 05/03/2026 |
Recent filings (94 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-01
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-03-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-25
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-02-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-08
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-11-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-04-30