A1K9 INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04309426 · ltd · incorporated 2001-10-23
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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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£57.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). 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: 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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
75 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £57,689

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£58k
↑ 1.9% YoY
Current Assets
£92k
↑ 13% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£18k£37k£55k£73k£92kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£63.5k£62.4k
Current assets£91.8k£81.4k
Net assets£57.7k£56.6k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2023-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-06-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2022-05-28
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    PROBERT, Gaynor Rosalyn resigned
    director
  9. 2022-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-03-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-01-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2020-06-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2020-06-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2020-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-04-13
    ➖
    PROBERT, Gaynor Rosalyn resigned
    secretary
  18. 2001-10-29
    ➕
    WEISWALL, David Charles appointed
    director
  19. 2001-10-29
    ➕
    PROBERT, Gaynor Rosalyn appointed
    secretary
  20. 2001-10-29
    ➕
    PROBERT, Gaynor Rosalyn appointed
    director
  21. 2001-10-26
    ➖
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2001-10-26
    ➖
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2001-10-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A1K9 INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
  24. 2001-10-23
    ➕
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2001-10-23
    ➕
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • 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 David Charles Weiswall
Individual · British · DOB 01/1964 · age 62
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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-10-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Cwmdulais House, Cwmdulais
Pontarddulais
Swansea
SA4 8NP
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-14
Last: 2026-01-31

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

WEISWALL, David Charles→
director · ~62y · appointed 2001-10-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PROBERT, Gaynor Rosalyn→
secretary · appointed 2001-10-29 · resigned 2015-04-13
Resigned
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-10-23 · resigned 2001-10-26
Resigned
PROBERT, Gaynor Rosalyn→
director · ~76y · appointed 2001-10-29 · resigned 2022-05-28
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-10-23 · resigned 2001-10-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (75 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-15