AK RETAIL GROUP LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05150258 · ltd · incorporated 2004-06-10
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 12.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 12.6y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 12.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (83/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (5 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
89 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
69
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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-02-02 | 2024-01-28 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals 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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-09-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-08-28➕KILLINGSWORTH, Ashley Robert appointeddirector
- 2025-08-28➕KILLINGSWORTH, Harley Robert appointeddirector
- 2025-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-29✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2025-05-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-05-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-05-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-05-08📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2025-05-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-05-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-05-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-09-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-09-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-09-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-11📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2024-03-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-01-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-09-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-01-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-28🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2020-07-23➖THURLOW, Richard James resigneddirector
- 2019-09-20🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2019-03-27🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2019-03-01🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2018-08-09➕PREECE, David James appointeddirector
- 2018-07-31🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2015-02-06🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2014-11-11🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2014-05-23➕THURLOW, Richard James appointeddirector
- 2013-12-11🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2004-06-10🏢Company incorporatedAs AK RETAIL GROUP LIMITED
- 2004-06-10➕PREECE, David James appointedsecretary
- 2004-06-10➕KILLINGSWORTH, Andrew Robert appointeddirector
- 2004-06-10➕L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-06-10➖L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-06-10➕L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2004-06-10➖L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — 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 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
2 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Name changed recently
mediumName changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2025-05-29: certificate-change-of-name-company
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew Robert Killingsworth Individual · British · DOB 02/1962 · age 64 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
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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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒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.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-06-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47710 — Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores
Registered office
Saxon House Bakewell Road
Orton Southgate
Peterborough
Cambridgeshire
PE2 6XJ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-02-02
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-24
Last: 2026-06-10
Officers (5 active · 3 resigned)
PREECE, David James→
Activesecretary · appointed 2004-06-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KILLINGSWORTH, Andrew Robert→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2004-06-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KILLINGSWORTH, Ashley Robert→
Activedirector · ~28y · appointed 2025-08-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KILLINGSWORTH, Harley Robert→
Activedirector · ~29y · appointed 2025-08-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PREECE, David James→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2018-08-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-06-10 · resigned 2004-06-10
THURLOW, Richard James→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2014-05-23 · resigned 2020-07-23
L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-06-10 · resigned 2004-06-10
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | 2 properties | 20/09/2019 | 28/10/2020 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 31/07/2018 | 01/03/2019 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 06/02/2015 | 27/03/2019 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 11/12/2013 | 11/11/2014 |
Recent filings (89 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-17
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-05-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-08
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-05-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-19