A & K LILLIG LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04690867 · ltd · incorporated 2003-03-07
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£745.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other building completion and finishing
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). 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
7 officers (5 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 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
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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £745,260
Cash YoY
+6%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£800k
↑ 6.3% YoY
Net Worth
£745k
↑ 1.5% YoY
Current Assets
£851k
↑ 9.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £747.3k | £736.0k |
| Current assets | £851.1k | £776.2k |
| Cash | £800.2k | £752.9k |
| Debtors | £35.5k | £10.4k |
| Net assets | £745.3k | £734.2k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-29📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-11-28📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2023-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-21📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-12-17📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2021-12-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-12-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-12-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-08-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2003-03-31➕LILLIG, Karen Christine appointeddirector
- 2003-03-31➕LILLIG, Linda Edna appointeddirector
- 2003-03-07🏢Company incorporatedAs A & K LILLIG LIMITED
- 2003-03-07➕LILLIG, Linda Edna appointedsecretary
- 2003-03-07➕LILLIG, Adrian appointeddirector
- 2003-03-07➕LILLIG, Keith appointeddirector
- 2003-03-07➕TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-03-07➖TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-03-07➕COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2003-03-07➖COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
88/100
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
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LILLIG" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
80/100
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 65. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Harry Peter Lillig Individual · British · DOB 12/1990 · age 36 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 19/11/2021 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Adrian Lilligceased 19/11/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Keith Lilligceased 19/11/2021· 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-03-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43390 — Other building completion and finishing
Registered office
15 School Road, Frettenham
Norwich
Norfolk
NR12 7LL
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-06
Last: 2025-11-22
Officers (5 active · 2 resigned)
LILLIG, Linda Edna→
Activesecretary · appointed 2003-03-07
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LILLIG, Adrian→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2003-03-07
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LILLIG, Karen Christine→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2003-03-31
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LILLIG, Keith→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2003-03-07
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LILLIG, Linda Edna→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2003-03-31
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TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-03-07 · resigned 2003-03-07
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-03-07 · resigned 2003-03-07
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Recent filings (69 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-20
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-11-29
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-22
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-12-21
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2021-12-17