AK CARE LTD
💤Zombieactive
04676986 · ltd · incorporated 2003-02-25
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
—
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£-27.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other human health activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -57% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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 (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 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 102Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £27,078
Cash draining
Cash down 57% YoY
Cash YoY
-57%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£7k
↓ 57% YoY
Net Worth
-£27k
↓ 15% YoY
Current Assets
£7k
↓ 57% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-28 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-18.7k | £-9.1k |
| Current assets | £7.4k | £17.5k |
| Cash | £7.4k | £17.5k |
| Debtors | £0 | — |
| Net assets | £-27.1k | £-23.6k |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-25📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-11-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-02-27➖STEPHENS, Anthony resigneddirector
- 2015-02-27📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-02-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2003-02-25🏢Company incorporatedAs AK CARE LTD
- 2003-02-25➕AMPONSAH, Grace appointedsecretary
- 2003-02-25➕AMPONSAH, Grace appointeddirector
- 2003-02-25➕TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-02-25➖TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-02-25➕STEPHENS, Anthony appointeddirector
- 2003-02-25➕COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2003-02-25➖COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
95/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Grace Yaa Amponsah Individual · British · DOB 08/1960 · age 66 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 24/02/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-02-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities
Registered office
155 Hale Drive
London
NW7 3EJ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-11
Last: 2026-02-25
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
Active
AMPONSAH, Grace→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2003-02-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-02-25 · resigned 2003-02-25
STEPHENS, Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2003-02-25 · resigned 2015-02-27
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-02-25 · resigned 2003-02-25
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Recent filings (60 total)
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2024-03-01
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2023-03-05
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2022-10-28
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2022-02-26
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2021-10-25
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2021-03-01
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2020-11-16
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2020-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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2019-10-18
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-02-25