AKETON LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04713142 · ltd · incorporated 2003-03-26

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 10.5y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Sector: Financial & insurance

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 10.5y

70/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 10.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

8 officers (5 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

92 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand

2026-06-01
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-06-01
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-12-16
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-12-12
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-12-12
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Charge satisfied #1
2025-12-05
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
2025-10-01
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-17
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-07-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-04-07
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-05-07
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capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2024-05-07
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capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2024-04-16
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-11
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BANKS, Peter John resigned
director
2023-07-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2022-07-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2021-07-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2021-04-09
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-07-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2017-11-30
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MACKANESS, Judith Mary appointed
director
2017-11-30
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MACKANESS, Matthew Gordon appointed
director
2017-11-30
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MACKANESS, Nicholas John appointed
director
2017-11-30
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BANKS, Peter John appointed
director
2015-12-18
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Santander UK PLC
2003-08-06
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MOLYNEUX, Graham appointed
secretary
2003-08-06
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MACKANESS, Simon Peter appointed
director
2003-08-06
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TEMPLE SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2003-08-06
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TEMPLE DIRECT LIMITED resigned
corporate-director
2003-03-26
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Company incorporated
As AKETON LIMITED
2003-03-26
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TEMPLE SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2003-03-26
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TEMPLE DIRECT LIMITED appointed
corporate-director

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100

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 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Simon Peter Mackaness Individual · British · DOB 02/1949 · age 77	50–75%	—	50-75% shares	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

Incorporated2003-03-26

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

Rudding Park Hotel Rudding Park

Follifoot

Harrogate

North Yorkshire

HG3 1JH

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-07-31

Last made up to: 2025-10-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-09

Last: 2026-03-26