ANCIENT KEY RESIDENTS COMPANY LIMITED
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (73/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 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
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-02-16📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2024-02-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-07-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-06-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-26➕FAIMAN, Adrienne Rita appointeddirector
- 2020-06-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2013-06-13➕FAIMAN, Adrienne Rita appointedsecretary
- 2013-06-13➕FAIMAN, Geoffrey Max appointeddirector
- 2013-06-13➖LAND SECRETARIES LTD resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2013-06-13➖DARLINGTON, Henrik Maurice resigneddirector
- 2007-02-16🏢Company incorporatedAs ANCIENT KEY RESIDENTS COMPANY LIMITED
- 2007-02-16➕LAND SECRETARIES LTD appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2007-02-16➕WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2007-02-16➖WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2007-02-16➕DARLINGTON, Henrik Maurice appointeddirector
- 2007-02-16➕WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2007-02-16➖WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2007-02-16➕WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2007-02-16➖WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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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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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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