AKM FABRICATIONS LTD
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Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 18.8y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 18.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (70/100)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
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 1800 |
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
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2026-06-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-datepersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-03-30📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2026-01-15📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-11-25📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-11-25📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-11-20📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2025-11-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-11-20📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-11-20📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-11-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-11-14➖ROSS, Joanne Elizabeth resignedsecretary
- 2025-11-14➖MCMAHON, Anthony Kevin resigneddirector
- 2025-11-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-07📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2025-06-18📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-06-18🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2024-12-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-07📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-10-27📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-10-26📄statement-of-companys-objectschange-of-constitution · CC04
- 2023-09-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-09-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2012-08-31➖MCMAHON, Andrew Graham resigneddirector
- 2007-09-21🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2007-05-08🏢Company incorporatedAs AKM FABRICATIONS LTD
- 2007-05-08➕ROSS, Joanne Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2007-05-08➕ROSS, Joanne Elizabeth appointedsecretary
- 2007-05-08➕MCMAHON, Andrew Graham appointeddirector
- 2007-05-08➕MCMAHON, Anthony Kevin appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 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
1 med ·Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: ROSS, Joanne Elizabeth resigned 2025-11-14; MCMAHON, Anthony Kevin resigned 2025-11-14
Group structure
Jpr Group Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jpr Group Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 14/11/2025 |
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Anthony Kevin Mcmahonceased 14/11/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Joanne Elizabeth Rossceased 14/11/2025· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting
- Joanne Elizabeth Rossceased 06/04/2016· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Anthony Kevin Mcmahonceased 06/04/2016· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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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.
See pricing →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.
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Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 21/09/2007 | 18/06/2025 |