AKRL LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04226435 · ltd · incorporated 2001-05-31
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
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Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 73). 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).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
54 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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-07
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  2. 2024-07-24
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  3. 2023-08-21
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  4. 2022-08-12
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  5. 2021-07-23
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  6. 2020-08-05
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  7. 2019-07-30
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  8. 2018-07-25
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  9. 2017-10-23
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  10. 2016-08-16
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  11. 2016-06-06
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  12. 2016-06-06
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  13. 2016-06-06
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  14. 2016-06-01
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    ROMER-LEE, Janet Christine resigned
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  15. 2016-06-01
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    ROMER-LEE, Janet Christine resigned
    director
  16. 2015-08-24
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  17. 2015-06-02
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  18. 2001-05-31
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    Company incorporated
    As AKRL LIMITED
  19. 2001-05-31
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    ROMER LEE, Alexander Knyvett appointed
    director
  20. 2001-05-31
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    ROMER-LEE, Janet Christine appointed
    secretary
  21. 2001-05-31
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    ROMER-LEE, Janet Christine appointed
    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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
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 73 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 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alexander Knyvett Romer-Lee
Individual · British · DOB 08/1953 · age 73
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2001-05-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70221 — Financial management

Registered office

Nunns Orchard
Whiteparish
Salisbury
Wiltshire
SP5 2RJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-07
Last: 2026-04-23

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

ROMER LEE, Alexander Knyvett→
director · ~73y · appointed 2001-05-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROMER-LEE, Janet Christine→
secretary · appointed 2001-05-31 · resigned 2016-06-01
Resigned
ROMER-LEE, Janet Christine→
director · ~73y · appointed 2001-05-31 · resigned 2016-06-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (54 total)

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2026-04-23
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2025-08-07
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2025-06-02
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2024-07-24
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2024-05-31
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2023-08-21
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2023-06-03
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2022-08-12
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2022-06-01
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2021-07-23
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2021-05-31
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2020-08-05
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2020-06-01
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2019-07-30
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2019-05-31