3AK LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08750910 · ltd · incorporated 2013-10-28
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

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.

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
7
filings
  • 4 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 capital
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  2. 2026-01-05
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2026-01-05
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2026-01-05
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2026-01-05
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  6. 2025-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2025-07-31
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  8. 2024-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-04-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2022-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-11-23
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2020-10-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2020-10-15
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2020-10-15
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  18. 2019-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2013-10-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 3AK LIMITED
  20. 2013-10-28
    KHAN, Asif appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +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

58/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • 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

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Sohail Hamid Khan
Individual · British · DOB 09/1964 · age 62
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control28/07/2025
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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-10-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

14 Shearbridge Road
Bradford
BD7 1NP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-07
Last: 2025-11-23

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

KHAN, Asif
director · ~55y · appointed 2013-10-28
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Recent filings (39 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-01-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-05
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-29