A & K INVESTMENTS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05036263 · ltd · incorporated 2004-02-05
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 22.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 22.3y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 22.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
84 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
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
5
filings
- • 4 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
Last 90 days
5
filings
- • 4 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
6
filings
- • 4 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-06-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-06-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-06-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-06-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-04-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-04📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2025-02-19📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-02-19🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2024-08-05📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-24📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-07-24📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-07-17➖ROLLISON, Peter Graham resignedsecretary
- 2023-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-06-28📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-24📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-05➕ROLLISON, Peter Graham appointedsecretary
- 2010-01-05➕ROWLEY, Christopher Mark appointeddirector
- 2004-04-16🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2004-02-05🏢Company incorporatedAs A & K INVESTMENTS LIMITED
- 2004-02-05➕PORTER, Allen Leigh appointedsecretary
- 2004-02-05➕PORTER, Allen Leigh appointeddirector
- 2004-02-05➕PORTER, Kirsty Susan appointeddirector
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 high ·Confirmation statement overdue
highAnnual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-07-24
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Allen Leigh Porter Individual · British · DOB 06/1975 · age 51 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Kirsty Susan Porter Individual · English · DOB 05/1975 · age 51 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr John David Joyceceased 22/06/2023· 25-50% voting
- David John Joyceceased 01/01/2017· 25-50% voting
- Michael Whitehouseceased 06/04/2016· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A FROST DESIGN LIMITED→ 10251421 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| A. F. COOPER 1962 LTD→ 16546276 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| A&K BRICKWORK LIMITED→ 10309923 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| ACE CATERING ENGINEERS LTD→ 04842114 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| ACETHETIC LTD→ 12041877 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| ADZEE LIMITED→ 12231151 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| AEGIS AERIAL SECURITY LTD→ 16941932 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AESTHETICLINIX LTD→ 15224721 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AESTHETICS BY G LTD→ 16032553 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AFTERGLOW AT 102 LTD→ 16292443 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AG TRAVEL & TOURISM LTD→ 10254868 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| AGENSERV LTD→ 16826500 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-02-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
16 Flansham Lane
Bognor Regis
West Sussex
PO22 6AB
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-24OVERDUE
Last: 2025-07-10
Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)
PORTER, Allen Leigh→
Activesecretary · appointed 2004-02-05
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PORTER, Allen Leigh→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2004-02-05
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PORTER, Kirsty Susan→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2004-02-05
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ROWLEY, Christopher Mark→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2010-01-05
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ROLLISON, Peter Graham→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2016-02-05 · resigned 2024-07-17
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 16/04/2004 | 19/02/2025 |
Recent filings (84 total)
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-06-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-06-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-06-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-06-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-11
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2025-07-04
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-02-19
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-31
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-07-24
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-17