AKRO VALVE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04376089 · ltd · incorporated 2002-02-18
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 18.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£487.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 28140
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 18.2y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 18.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
81 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £487,490
Cash YoY
+41%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£265k
↑ 41% YoY
Net Worth
£487k
↑ 1.2% YoY
Current Assets
£403k
↑ 5.4% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£97k£195k£292k£390k£487kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£492.7k£485.3k
Current assets£402.6k£382.0k
Cash£265.1k£188.2k
Debtors£79.8k£94.0k
Net assets£487.5k£481.6k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
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 (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-03
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  3. 2024-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-06-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-11-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-14
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  8. 2021-12-14
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    Charge satisfied #1
  9. 2021-10-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-07-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-05-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2020-05-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2020-05-26
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  14. 2020-05-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2019-07-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-07-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-06-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2018-06-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2017-10-31
    ➖
    DAIGNEAULT, Peter resigned
    director
  20. 2017-03-17
    ➕
    KNIGHT, Matthew James, Dr appointed
    director
  21. 2008-05-30
    ➖
    CHAPMAN, Ian resigned
    director
  22. 2008-03-21
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
  23. 2002-03-22
    ➕
    KNIGHT, Harold appointed
    director
  24. 2002-03-22
    ➕
    CHAPMAN, Ian appointed
    director
  25. 2002-02-18
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    Company incorporated
    As AKRO VALVE LIMITED
  26. 2002-02-18
    ➕
    KNIGHT, Harold appointed
    secretary
  27. 2002-02-18
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2002-02-18
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2002-02-18
    ➕
    DAIGNEAULT, Peter appointed
    director
  30. 2002-02-18
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  31. 2002-02-18
    ➖
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
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 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Harold Knight
Individual · British · DOB 08/1946 · age 80
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Peter Daigneaultceased 31/10/2017· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting

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
Incorporated2002-02-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC28140 — SIC 28140

Registered office

Unit A6 Chaucer Business Park
Dittons Road
Polegate
BN26 6QH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-03
Last: 2026-02-17

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

KNIGHT, Harold→
secretary · appointed 2002-02-18
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Active
KNIGHT, Harold→
director · ~80y · appointed 2002-03-22
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Active
KNIGHT, Matthew James, Dr→
director · ~54y · appointed 2017-03-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-02-18 · resigned 2002-02-18
Resigned
CHAPMAN, Ian→
director · ~86y · appointed 2002-03-22 · resigned 2008-05-30
Resigned
DAIGNEAULT, Peter→
director · ~76y · appointed 2002-02-18 · resigned 2017-10-31
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-02-18 · resigned 2002-02-18
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
Debenture1 property21/03/200814/12/2021

Recent filings (81 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-26
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2025-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-29
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-17