AOK EVENTS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
03972760 · ltd · incorporated 2000-04-14
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 21.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
£16.20M
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: conservative operator with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 21.2y
60/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 21.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
- · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
13 officers (5 active, 13 linked, 9 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
163 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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Profitable
Profit before tax £1,451,924
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £16.20M | — |
| Gross profit | £4.52M | — |
| Profit before tax | £1.45M | — |
| Average employees | 3800 | 3000 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
4 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (51 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-16📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-05-16📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-10-30📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2024-10-30📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2024-10-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-09-30➖TOOSEY, Giles Patrick Denton resigneddirector
- 2024-08-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-27📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-10-27📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-10-27📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-10-27🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2023-10-27🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2023-10-27🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2023-10-26📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-10-26📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2023-10-26📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2023-10-26📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2023-10-26📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2023-10-26📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2023-10-26📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-10-26📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-10-26📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2023-10-23📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-10-23📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2023-10-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-10-13➕BULL, Daniel appointeddirector
- 2023-10-13➕WHEELER, Daniel appointeddirector
- 2020-07-09➖MOYNIHAN, Paul Robert resigneddirector
- 2019-11-26➕MOYNIHAN, Paul Robert appointeddirector
- 2017-11-23➖EUSTACE, Benjamin Guy resigneddirector
- 2016-04-25➕STEPHENSONS SOLICITORS LLP appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2016-04-25➖LESTER ALDRIDGE COMPANY SECRETARIAL LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2016-02-09➖SLOAN, Victoria Anderson resigneddirector
- 2015-06-26➕TOOSEY, Giles Patrick Denton appointeddirector
- 2013-05-02🔒Charge registered #4Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2013-05-02🔒Charge registered #3Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2013-01-01➕SLOAN, Victoria Anderson appointeddirector
- 2012-05-31➖HANBURY, Simon David Kimmins resigneddirector
- 2011-08-30🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2008-07-01➕EUSTACE, Benjamin Guy appointeddirector
- 2005-04-01🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Ralph Congreve and Adrian John Speir
- 2001-10-17➖LESTER ALDRIDGE (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2001-10-17➕LESTER ALDRIDGE COMPANY SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2000-05-18➕GREENSTOCK, Joanna Elisabeth appointeddirector
- 2000-05-18➕HEWITT, Alexander Robert appointeddirector
- 2000-05-18➕HANBURY, Simon David Kimmins appointeddirector
- 2000-05-18➖LESTER ALDRIDGE (MANAGEMENT) LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
- 2000-04-14🏢Company incorporatedAs AOK EVENTS LIMITED
- 2000-04-14➕LESTER ALDRIDGE (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
Showing most recent 50 of 51 events
Owner dependency
50/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 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
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Aok Events Eot Limited holds majority control (50-75%). Likely parent but not wholly-owned.
🏛️majority
Aok Events Eot Limited
Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares · board control
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AOK EVENTS LIMITED
This company · 03972760
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Aok Events Eot Limited Corporate entity | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · trust interest | 13/10/2023 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Alexander Robert Hewittceased 13/10/2023· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting
- Mrs Annabel Hewittceased 31/12/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
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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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-04-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Stephensons Solicitors Llp Wigan Investment Centre
Waterside Drive
Wigan
WN3 5BA
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-15
Last: 2026-02-01
Officers (5 active · 8 resigned)
STEPHENSONS SOLICITORS LLP→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2016-04-25
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BULL, Daniel→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2023-10-13
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GREENSTOCK, Joanna Elisabeth→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2000-05-18
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HEWITT, Alexander Robert→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2000-05-18
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WHEELER, Daniel→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2023-10-13
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LESTER ALDRIDGE (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2000-04-14 · resigned 2001-10-17
LESTER ALDRIDGE COMPANY SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2001-10-17 · resigned 2016-04-25
EUSTACE, Benjamin Guy→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2008-07-01 · resigned 2017-11-23
HANBURY, Simon David Kimmins→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2000-05-18 · resigned 2012-05-31
MOYNIHAN, Paul Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~39y · appointed 2019-11-26 · resigned 2020-07-09
SLOAN, Victoria Anderson→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2013-01-01 · resigned 2016-02-09
TOOSEY, Giles Patrick Denton→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2015-06-26 · resigned 2024-09-30
LESTER ALDRIDGE (MANAGEMENT) LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2000-04-14 · resigned 2000-05-18
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 02/05/2013 | 27/10/2023 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 02/05/2013 | 27/10/2023 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Charge of deposit | 1 property | 30/08/2011 | 27/10/2023 | |
| outstanding | Ralph Congreve and Adrian John Speir | Rent deposit deed | 1 property | 01/04/2005 | — |
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Recent filings (163 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-05-16
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-10
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2024-10-30
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2024-10-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-01
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-10-27
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-10-27
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-10-27
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-10-26
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2023-10-26