A.K. RIDES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09013850 · ltd · incorporated 2014-04-28
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£203
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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 (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
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 £203
Net assets shrinking
Down £876 YoY
Cash YoY
-4%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£7k
↓ 3.7% YoY
Net Worth
£203
↓ 81% YoY
Current Assets
£18k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£4k£7k£11k£14k£18kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-052024-04-05
Total assets£34.4k£43.6k
Current assets£18.1k£18.0k
Cash£6.5k£6.8k
Debtors£11.5k£11.2k
Net assets£203£1.1k

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

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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
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 miscellaneous
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 miscellaneous
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 miscellaneous
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-08
    📄
    legacy
    miscellaneous · RPCH01
  2. 2025-07-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-08-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-08-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-08-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-08-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-07-31
    ➕
    RIDES, Kay Louise appointed
    director
  9. 2023-07-31
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2022-07-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-06-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-06-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-11-26
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2018-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-11-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2018-05-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2014-04-28
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    Company incorporated
    As A.K. RIDES LIMITED
  19. 2014-04-28
    ➕
    RIDES, Andrew appointed
    director

Owner dependency

94/100
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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "RIDES" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Rides
Individual · British · DOB 06/1966 · age 60
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
Incorporated2014-04-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

794 High Street
Kingswinford
DY6 8BQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-05
Last made up to: 2025-04-05
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-12
Last: 2026-04-28

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

RIDES, Andrew→
director · ~60y · appointed 2014-04-28
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Active
RIDES, Kay Louise→
director · ~59y · appointed 2023-07-31
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Active

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Recent filings (32 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-15
legacy
miscellaneous · RPCH01
2026-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-17