3AK LIMITED
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Opportunity 73/100 (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: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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 | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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See pricing →Recent activity
- • 4 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 capital
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-01-05📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-01-05📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-01-05📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-01-05📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-31📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-23📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-10-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-10-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-10-15📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2019-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2013-10-28🏢Company incorporatedAs 3AK LIMITED
- 2013-10-28➕KHAN, Asif 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.
- +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
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 13 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Sohail Hamid Khan Individual · British · DOB 09/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 28/07/2025 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Abid Khanceased 28/07/2025· 25-50% shares
- Mr Asghar Khanceased 28/07/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Mr Asif Khanceased 28/07/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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