AK VOICE SYSTEMS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04681688 · ltd · incorporated 2003-02-28

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 Dec 2024

Net worth

£53.5k

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other telecommunications activities

Sector: Information & communication

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -31% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

66 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £53,493

Cash YoY

-31%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£96k

↓ 31% YoY

Net Worth

£53k

↑ 46% YoY

Current Assets

£143k

↓ 8.4% YoY

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Total assets	£55.1k	£36.6k
Current assets	£142.8k	£155.8k
Cash	£96.3k	£139.5k
Debtors	£46.4k	£16.4k
Net assets	£53.5k	£36.6k

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

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand

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accounts · AA
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2019-07-15
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COLEMAN, Jack appointed
director
2012-08-23
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PAUL, Karina Georgina appointed
director
2004-12-13
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MACBEATH, Adam resigned
director
2003-02-28
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Company incorporated
As AK VOICE SYSTEMS LIMITED
2003-02-28
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PAUL, Karina Georgina appointed
secretary
2003-02-28
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PAUL, Kevin Michael appointed
director
2003-02-28
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MACBEATH, Adam appointed
director

Owner dependency

76/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Kevin Michael Paul Individual · British · DOB 09/1963 · age 63	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016
Mrs Karina Georgina Paul Individual · British · DOB 09/1964 · age 62	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2003-02-28

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC61900 — Other telecommunications activities

Registered office

208 Maldon Road Tiptree

Colchester

Essex

CO5 0PU

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-14

Last: 2026-02-28

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

PAUL, Karina Georgina→

secretary · appointed 2003-02-28

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Active

COLEMAN, Jack→

director · ~31y · appointed 2019-07-15

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Active

PAUL, Karina Georgina→

director · ~62y · appointed 2012-08-23

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Active

PAUL, Kevin Michael→

director · ~63y · appointed 2003-02-28

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Active

MACBEATH, Adam→

director · ~51y · appointed 2003-02-28 · resigned 2004-12-13

Resigned

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