AKORIS TRADING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08330924 · ltd · incorporated 2012-12-13
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 13.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 13.4y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 13.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
60 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-07-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2022-02-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-17
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2021-12-16
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  9. 2021-03-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2021-03-18
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  11. 2021-03-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2021-03-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2021-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-01-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2021-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-01-29
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    administrative-restoration-company
    restoration · RT01
  17. 2021-01-22
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  18. 2021-01-22
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    Charge satisfied #1
  19. 2021-01-02
    ➕
    PEARCE GOULD, Rupert appointed
    secretary
  20. 2020-10-27
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    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  21. 2020-03-03
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  22. 2015-01-14
    ➖
    ALDBURY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2014-12-22
    ➖
    WEISBERGER, Marc Oliver resigned
    director
  24. 2014-10-17
    ➖
    BROWN, David Anthony Howard resigned
    director
  25. 2012-12-31
    ➕
    PEARCE GOULD, Rupert Anthony appointed
    director
  26. 2012-12-31
    ➕
    WEINBERG, Colin Laurence appointed
    director
  27. 2012-12-31
    ➕
    WEISBERGER, Marc Oliver appointed
    director
  28. 2012-12-31
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: British Polar Engines Limited
  29. 2012-12-13
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    Company incorporated
    As AKORIS TRADING LIMITED
  30. 2012-12-13
    ➕
    ALDBURY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  31. 2012-12-13
    ➕
    BROWN, David Anthony Howard appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 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.
  • 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

Associated British Engineering Plc is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Associated British Engineering Plc
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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AKORIS TRADING LIMITED
This company · 08330924

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Associated British Engineering Plc
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/11/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • British Polar Engines Limitedceased 06/11/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2012-12-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

61-65 Church Street
Harston
Cambridge
CB22 7NP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-27
Last: 2025-12-13

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

PEARCE GOULD, Rupert→
secretary · appointed 2021-01-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PEARCE GOULD, Rupert Anthony→
director · ~75y · appointed 2012-12-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WEINBERG, Colin Laurence→
director · ~77y · appointed 2012-12-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ALDBURY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2012-12-13 · resigned 2015-01-14
Resigned
BROWN, David Anthony Howard→
director · ~73y · appointed 2012-12-13 · resigned 2014-10-17
Resigned
WEISBERGER, Marc Oliver→
director · ~50y · appointed 2012-12-31 · resigned 2014-12-22
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
British Polar Engines
British Polar Engines Limited
Debenture1 property31/12/201222/01/2021

Recent filings (60 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2026-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-02-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-02-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-12-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2021-12-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-03-18
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2021-03-18