AKW INVESTMENT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08819670 · ltd · incorporated 2013-12-18
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£20.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Advertising agencies
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed professional-services with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: 1 insolvency-related filing on record. Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
15 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
42 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £20,114
Net assets shrinking
Down £34 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£20k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£20k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£4k£8k£12k£16k£20kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£20.1k£20.1k
Current assets£20.2k£20.2k
Cash—£0
Debtors£20.2k£20.2k
Net assets£20.1k£20.1k

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
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-09
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-06-25
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-06-25
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2024-05-20
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-04-24
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-02-02
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-11-22
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  9. 2021-11-22
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  10. 2021-05-10
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-10-14
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-05-14
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    capital · SH19
  13. 2020-03-03
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    legacy
    capital · SH20
  14. 2020-03-03
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    legacy
    insolvency · CAP-SS
  15. 2020-03-03
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  16. 2019-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-08-15
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2014-11-04
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    WALKER, Nicola Karren appointed
    secretary
  19. 2014-11-04
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    WALKER, Nicola Karren appointed
    director
  20. 2013-12-18
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    Company incorporated
    As AKW INVESTMENT LIMITED
  21. 2013-12-18
    ➕
    WALKER, Andrew Kenneth appointed
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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

1 high ·
1 insolvency-related filing on record
high

Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.

Evidence: 2020-03-03: legacy

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Kenneth Walker
Individual · British · DOB 02/1961 · age 65
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Nicola Karren Walker
Individual · British · DOB 06/1964 · age 62
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting19/11/2021

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
Incorporated2013-12-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC73110 — Advertising agencies

Registered office

Ad House 52
East Parade
Harrogate
North Yorkshire
HG1 5LT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-06
Last: 2025-11-22

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

WALKER, Nicola Karren→
secretary · appointed 2014-11-04
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Active
WALKER, Andrew Kenneth→
director · ~65y · appointed 2013-12-18
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Active
WALKER, Nicola Karren→
director · ~62y · appointed 2014-11-04
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Active

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Recent filings (42 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-07-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-11-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-05-10