AKB 2000 LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08326111 · ltd · incorporated 2012-12-11
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 5.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£116.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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 (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 5.0y
75/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Charge age ~5.0 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (71/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £116,075
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£55k
Net Worth
£116k
Current Assets
£77k
Current Liabilities
—
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £170.1k |
| Current assets | £77.2k |
| Cash | £54.6k |
| Debtors | £12.7k |
| Net assets | £116.1k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-01-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-01-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-28📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-09-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-14📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2024-09-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-10📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-06-09🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2020-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-06➕GODBOLD, Sarah Jane appointeddirector
- 2012-12-11🏢Company incorporatedAs AKB 2000 LIMITED
- 2012-12-11➕BURTON, Andrew Keith appointeddirector
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
49/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Sarah Jane Godbold Individual · British · DOB 06/1978 · age 48 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 30/06/2016 |
Mr Andrew Keith Burton Individual · British · DOB 02/1975 · age 51 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 30/06/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-12-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200
Registered office
Lothing House, 7 Quay View Business Park
Barnards Way
Lowestoft
Suffolk
NR32 2HD
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-25
Last: 2025-12-11
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BURTON, Andrew Keith→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2012-12-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GODBOLD, Sarah Jane→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2016-04-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 09/06/2021 | — |
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Recent filings (37 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-16
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2024-09-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-14