2K INTERNATIONAL LTD

🌳Matureactive
04512515 · ltd · incorporated 2002-08-15
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
£54.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle 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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
60 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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £54,624

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£55k
↑ 30% YoY
Current Assets
£63k
↑ 30% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£13k£25k£38k£50k£63kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£54.6k£42.1k
Current assets£62.6k£48.1k
Net assets£54.6k£42.1k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-02-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-02-23
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  4. 2026-02-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-01-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-08-21
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2017-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-08-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2017-08-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2017-02-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2002-08-28
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    WALSH, Karen appointed
    secretary
  18. 2002-08-28
    ➕
    WALSH, Karen appointed
    director
  19. 2002-08-28
    ➕
    WALSH, Steven James appointed
    director
  20. 2002-08-20
    ➖
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2002-08-20
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  22. 2002-08-15
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    Company incorporated
    As 2K INTERNATIONAL LTD
  23. 2002-08-15
    ➕
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2002-08-15
    ➕
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    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 73 — 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 73 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Karen Walsh
Individual · British · DOB 01/1958 · age 68
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting14/07/2016
Mr Stephen James Walsh
Individual · British · DOB 09/1953 · age 73
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting14/07/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Steven James Walshceased 21/08/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% 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
Incorporated2002-08-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

70 Market Street
Tottington
Bury
BL8 3LJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-29
Last: 2025-08-15

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

WALSH, Karen→
secretary · appointed 2002-08-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WALSH, Karen→
director · ~68y · appointed 2002-08-28
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Active
WALSH, Steven James→
director · ~73y · appointed 2002-08-28
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Active
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-08-15 · resigned 2002-08-20
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-08-15 · resigned 2002-08-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (60 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-23
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-02-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-08