AKI UK LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05557484 · ltd · incorporated 2005-09-08
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
£159.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46160
Sector: Wholesale & retail
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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
10 officers (5 active, 10 linked, 7 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
67 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £159,416

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£159k
↑ 2.3% YoY
Current Assets
£529k
↑ 13% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£106k£212k£318k£423k£529kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£174.7k£180.1k
Current assets£529.2k£467.8k
Net assets£159.4k£155.8k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-06-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2023-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-12-22
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  9. 2020-12-22
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  10. 2020-12-21
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    officers · AP01
  11. 2020-12-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2020-12-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2020-11-01
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    AJWAD, Mohammad appointed
    director
  14. 2020-11-01
    ➕
    SHARMA, Parabodh appointed
    director
  15. 2020-11-01
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    IRAQI, Anwar Kamal resigned
    director
  16. 2019-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-10-16
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  20. 2016-11-14
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    IRAQI, Asad Kamal appointed
    secretary
  21. 2016-11-14
    ➖
    HOSSEIN, Syed Mohammed Zeeshan resigned
    secretary
  22. 2016-11-14
    ➖
    SHARMA, Parbodh resigned
    director
  23. 2011-08-25
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    HOSSEIN, Syed Mohammed Zeeshan appointed
    secretary
  24. 2011-08-25
    ➖
    RAHMAN, Ibadur resigned
    secretary
  25. 2007-06-27
    ➖
    NAJIB, Amir resigned
    director
  26. 2007-06-27
    ➕
    SHARMA, Parbodh appointed
    director
  27. 2005-09-08
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    Company incorporated
    As AKI UK LIMITED
  28. 2005-09-08
    ➕
    IRAQI, Asad Kamal appointed
    director
  29. 2005-09-08
    ➕
    IRAQI, Samina Asad appointed
    director
  30. 2005-09-08
    ➕
    RAHMAN, Ibadur appointed
    secretary
  31. 2005-09-08
    ➕
    IRAQI, Anwar Kamal appointed
    director
  32. 2005-09-08
    ➕
    NAJIB, Amir appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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.)

Group structure

2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.

🏛️
Aki India Private Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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Aki Uk Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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AKI UK LIMITED
This company · 05557484

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Aki India Private Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016
Aki Uk Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2005-09-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46160 — SIC 46160

Registered office

Waters Meet Willow Avenue
Denham
Uxbridge
UB9 4AF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-26
Last: 2025-08-12

Officers (5 active · 5 resigned)

IRAQI, Asad Kamal→
secretary · appointed 2016-11-14
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Active
AJWAD, Mohammad→
director · ~29y · appointed 2020-11-01
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Active
IRAQI, Asad Kamal→
director · ~61y · appointed 2005-09-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
IRAQI, Samina Asad→
director · ~48y · appointed 2005-09-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SHARMA, Parabodh→
director · ~61y · appointed 2020-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOSSEIN, Syed Mohammed Zeeshan→
secretary · appointed 2011-08-25 · resigned 2016-11-14
Resigned
RAHMAN, Ibadur→
secretary · appointed 2005-09-08 · resigned 2011-08-25
Resigned
IRAQI, Anwar Kamal→
director · ~61y · appointed 2005-09-08 · resigned 2020-11-01
Resigned
NAJIB, Amir→
director · ~50y · appointed 2005-09-08 · resigned 2007-06-27
Resigned
SHARMA, Parbodh→
director · ~61y · appointed 2007-06-27 · resigned 2016-11-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (67 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-29
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2020-12-22
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2020-12-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-12-21