I K ASSOCIATES (UK) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05831206 · ltd · incorporated 2006-05-30
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 96090Other service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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, 2 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
11 officers (1 active, 11 linked, 10 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
66 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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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 (38 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-06-12
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2024-06-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-06-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2024-06-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2024-06-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2024-06-10
    ➕
    KHAN, Iftikhar appointed
    director
  10. 2024-06-10
    ➖
    KHAN, Iftikhar resigned
    director
  11. 2024-01-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-12-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-05-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-10-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2019-10-14
    ➖
    KHAN, Zeeshan resigned
    director
  17. 2019-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-06-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2019-06-10
    ➖
    KHAN, Ibrar resigned
    director
  20. 2018-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2018-04-01
    ➕
    KHAN, Zeeshan appointed
    director
  22. 2018-02-10
    ➖
    KHAN, Zeeshan resigned
    director
  23. 2018-01-23
    ➕
    KHAN, Zeeshan appointed
    director
  24. 2018-01-01
    ➕
    KHAN, Ibrar appointed
    director
  25. 2015-02-09
    ➕
    KHAN, Iftikhar appointed
    director
  26. 2015-02-09
    ➖
    KHAN, Iftikhar resigned
    director
  27. 2014-11-21
    ➖
    KHAN, Zeeshan resigned
    director
  28. 2014-09-26
    ➖
    ALI, Masood resigned
    director
  29. 2014-09-05
    ➖
    ASIF, Sugera resigned
    director
  30. 2014-06-01
    ➕
    KHAN, Zeeshan appointed
    director
  31. 2014-05-01
    ➕
    ALI, Masood appointed
    director
  32. 2014-05-01
    ➕
    ASIF, Sugera appointed
    director
  33. 2009-05-31
    ➖
    ASIF, Mohammed resigned
    director
  34. 2009-01-02
    ➕
    ASIF, Mohammed appointed
    director
  35. 2008-05-31
    ➖
    NOREEN, Bushra resigned
    secretary
  36. 2006-05-30
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As I K ASSOCIATES (UK) LIMITED
  37. 2006-05-30
    ➕
    NOREEN, Bushra appointed
    secretary
  38. 2006-05-30
    ➕
    KHAN, Iftikhar appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Iftikhar Khan
Individual · British · DOB 07/1973 · age 53
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting10/06/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Iftikhar Khanceased 10/06/2024· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2006-05-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

132 Barkerend Road
Office 5
Bradford
BD3 9BE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-11
Last: 2026-05-28

Officers (1 active · 10 resigned)

KHAN, Iftikhar→
director · ~53y · appointed 2024-06-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NOREEN, Bushra→
secretary · appointed 2006-05-30 · resigned 2008-05-31
Resigned
ALI, Masood→
director · ~39y · appointed 2014-05-01 · resigned 2014-09-26
Resigned
ASIF, Mohammed→
director · ~49y · appointed 2009-01-02 · resigned 2009-05-31
Resigned
ASIF, Sugera→
director · ~46y · appointed 2014-05-01 · resigned 2014-09-05
Resigned
KHAN, Ibrar→
director · ~51y · appointed 2018-01-01 · resigned 2019-06-10
Resigned
KHAN, Iftikhar→
director · ~52y · appointed 2015-02-09 · resigned 2024-06-10
Resigned
KHAN, Iftikhar→
director · ~53y · appointed 2006-05-30 · resigned 2015-02-09
Resigned
KHAN, Zeeshan→
director · ~40y · appointed 2018-04-01 · resigned 2019-10-14
Resigned
KHAN, Zeeshan→
director · ~40y · appointed 2018-01-23 · resigned 2018-02-10
Resigned
KHAN, Zeeshan→
director · ~40y · appointed 2014-06-01 · resigned 2014-11-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (66 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-06-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-06-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-05