AKC DESIGN LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08389890 · ltd · incorporated 2013-02-05
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
—
year to Feb 2026
Net worth
£5.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 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
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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £5,059

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£5k
↑ 1275% YoY
Current Assets
£7k
↑ 49% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£1k£3k£4k£5k£7kFeb 2025Feb 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-02-282025-02-28
Total assets£5.1k£5.4k
Current assets£6.8k£4.5k
Net assets£5.1k£368

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-12-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-11-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-03-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2018-11-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-11-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2014-10-14
    ➕
    STEADMAN, Claire appointed
    director
  16. 2014-10-14
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    STEADMAN, Stephen Paul resigned
    director
  17. 2013-02-05
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    Company incorporated
    As AKC DESIGN LIMITED
  18. 2013-02-05
    ➕
    STEADMAN, Stephen Paul 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

50/100
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.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Claire Steadman
Individual · British · DOB 02/1973 · age 53
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-02-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47910 — Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet

Registered office

4 St. Georges Close
Heybridge Basin
Maldon
CM9 4RZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-11-30
Last made up to: 2026-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-15
Last: 2026-04-01

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

STEADMAN, Claire→
director · ~53y · appointed 2014-10-14
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Active
STEADMAN, Stephen Paul→
director · ~58y · appointed 2013-02-05 · resigned 2014-10-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-21