A K CONTROLS LTD

🌳Matureactive
04635869 · ltd · incorporated 2003-01-14
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 23.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2026
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Electrical installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 23.3y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 23.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
69 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.

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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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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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
Metric2026-03-31
Average employees12

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-11-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-07-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-07-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-07-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-06-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-01-27
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-09-14
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2012-06-06
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    KING, Lavinia Bridget appointed
    secretary
  17. 2012-06-06
    ➕
    KING, Lavinia Bridget appointed
    director
  18. 2012-06-06
    ➖
    KING, Jean resigned
    secretary
  19. 2012-06-06
    ➖
    KING, Alan John resigned
    director
  20. 2012-06-06
    ➖
    KING, Jean resigned
    director
  21. 2012-02-01
    ➕
    KING, David John appointed
    director
  22. 2012-02-01
    ➖
    KING, David John resigned
    director
  23. 2012-01-12
    ➕
    KING, David John appointed
    director
  24. 2003-09-19
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    @UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2003-09-19
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    @UKPLC CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2003-04-03
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  27. 2003-03-07
    ➕
    KING, Jean appointed
    secretary
  28. 2003-03-07
    ➕
    KING, Alan John appointed
    director
  29. 2003-03-07
    ➕
    KING, Jean appointed
    director
  30. 2003-01-14
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    Company incorporated
    As A K CONTROLS LTD
  31. 2003-01-14
    ➕
    @UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 2003-01-14
    ➕
    @UKPLC CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • 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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David John King
Individual · British · DOB 11/1970 · age 56
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-01-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43210 — Electrical installation

Registered office

2 Winchester Place
North Street
Poole
BH15 1NX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-14
Last: 2025-12-31

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

KING, Lavinia Bridget→
secretary · appointed 2012-06-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KING, David John→
director · ~56y · appointed 2012-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KING, Lavinia Bridget→
director · ~56y · appointed 2012-06-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KING, Jean→
secretary · appointed 2003-03-07 · resigned 2012-06-06
Resigned
@UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-01-14 · resigned 2003-09-19
Resigned
KING, Alan John→
director · ~82y · appointed 2003-03-07 · resigned 2012-06-06
Resigned
KING, David John→
director · ~56y · appointed 2012-01-12 · resigned 2012-02-01
Resigned
KING, Jean→
director · ~80y · appointed 2003-03-07 · resigned 2012-06-06
Resigned
@UKPLC CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-01-14 · resigned 2003-09-19
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property03/04/2003—
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Recent filings (69 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-07