AK CARPETS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03807509 · ltd · incorporated 1999-07-14
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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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
14 officers (3 active, 14 linked, 7 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
92 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Average employees200200

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
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Last 90 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (43 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2024-09-01
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    AYERS, Alison Diane appointed
    director
  4. 2024-04-22
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    change-person-secretary-company
    officers · CH03
  5. 2024-04-19
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    AYRES, Alison Diane appointed
    secretary
  6. 2024-04-19
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  7. 2024-04-16
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    O'CONNOR, Angela Maria resigned
    director
  8. 2024-04-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2024-03-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-05-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-01-18
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  13. 2022-01-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2021-11-11
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    LAW, Anita Judith Margaret resigned
    secretary
  15. 2021-11-11
    ➖
    LAW, Anita Judith Margaret resigned
    director
  16. 2021-11-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2021-11-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2021-10-20
    ➕
    AYERS, Richard George appointed
    director
  19. 2021-10-20
    ➕
    O'CONNOR, Angela Maria appointed
    director
  20. 2021-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2020-07-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2019-06-28
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  23. 2019-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  24. 2018-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  25. 2013-10-22
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    LAW, Anita Judith Margaret appointed
    director
  26. 2013-10-22
    ➖
    LAW, Harry resigned
    director
  27. 2008-07-11
    ➖
    KIRKHAM, Andrew Dyson resigned
    secretary
  28. 2008-07-11
    ➕
    LAW, Anita Judith Margaret appointed
    secretary
  29. 2008-07-11
    ➖
    KIRKHAM, Andrew Dyson resigned
    director
  30. 1999-12-06
    ➕
    KIRKHAM, Andrew Dyson appointed
    secretary
  31. 1999-12-06
    ➖
    KIRKHAM, Barbara resigned
    secretary
  32. 1999-12-06
    ➕
    LAW, Harry appointed
    director
  33. 1999-09-01
    ➖
    KIRKHAM, Andrew resigned
    secretary
  34. 1999-09-01
    ➕
    KIRKHAM, Barbara appointed
    secretary
  35. 1999-09-01
    ➖
    LAW, Harry resigned
    director
  36. 1999-07-16
    ➕
    KIRKHAM, Andrew appointed
    secretary
  37. 1999-07-16
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  38. 1999-07-16
    ➕
    KIRKHAM, Andrew Dyson appointed
    director
  39. 1999-07-16
    ➕
    LAW, Harry appointed
    director
  40. 1999-07-16
    ➖
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  41. 1999-07-14
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    Company incorporated
    As AK CARPETS LIMITED
  42. 1999-07-14
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  43. 1999-07-14
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

66/100
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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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

Harry Law Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Harry Law Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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AK CARPETS LIMITED
This company · 03807509

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
Harry Law Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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

🔒Co-director network graph

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

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

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-07-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45320 — Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories

Registered office

Unit 4 Robinson Court
Brockholes Way Claughton On Brock
Preston
Lancashire
PR3 0PZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-10
Last: 2025-06-26

Officers (3 active · 11 resigned)

AYRES, Alison Diane→
secretary · appointed 2024-04-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
AYERS, Alison Diane→
director · ~55y · appointed 2024-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
AYERS, Richard George→
director · ~54y · appointed 2021-10-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KIRKHAM, Andrew Dyson→
secretary · appointed 1999-12-06 · resigned 2008-07-11
Resigned
KIRKHAM, Andrew→
secretary · appointed 1999-07-16 · resigned 1999-09-01
Resigned
KIRKHAM, Barbara→
secretary · appointed 1999-09-01 · resigned 1999-12-06
Resigned
LAW, Anita Judith Margaret→
secretary · appointed 2008-07-11 · resigned 2021-11-11
Resigned
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-07-14 · resigned 1999-07-16
Resigned
KIRKHAM, Andrew Dyson→
director · ~54y · appointed 1999-07-16 · resigned 2008-07-11
Resigned
LAW, Anita Judith Margaret→
director · ~69y · appointed 2013-10-22 · resigned 2021-11-11
Resigned
LAW, Harry→
director · ~79y · appointed 1999-12-06 · resigned 2013-10-22
Resigned
LAW, Harry→
director · ~79y · appointed 1999-07-16 · resigned 1999-09-01
Resigned
O'CONNOR, Angela Maria→
director · ~71y · appointed 2021-10-20 · resigned 2024-04-16
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-07-14 · resigned 1999-07-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (92 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-05
change-person-secretary-company
officers · CH03
2024-04-22
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-04-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-18
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-01-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-01-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-11-11