AKHAL LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09067962 · ltd · incorporated 2014-06-03
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
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£14.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch
What this business does
Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47910Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
  • 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
  • 74100Specialised design activities
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 (71/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
36 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 £14,082

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£14k
Current Assets
£95k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-31
Total assets£14.1k
Current assets£94.7k
Net assets£14.1k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-12
    📄
    replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
  3. 2024-07-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-01-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-14
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2023-11-15
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2022-09-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-09-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-12-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-01-22
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2020-01-22
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2019-09-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-03-27
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2018-10-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-09-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-04-01
    ➖
    ASHDOWN SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  17. 2014-06-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AKHAL LIMITED
  18. 2014-06-03
    ➕
    PEDRAZZANI, Giorgio appointed
    director
  19. 2014-06-03
    ➕
    ASHDOWN SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary

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

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 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
Giorgio Pedrazzani
Individual · Italian,British · DOB 07/1993 · age 33
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Ms Margherita Fontanaceased 22/01/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Similar companies

Active · Construction · EC postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
A&L HEATING LTD→
16051224 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
————1y——
AIS CONTRACTS LIMITED→
11107758 · est 2017 · no financials extracted
————8y——
AITCH ACQUISITIONS LIMITED→
03605830 · est 1998 · no financials extracted
————27y——
AK POWER LTD→
11727335 · est 2018 · no financials extracted
————7y——
AKAMAI CONSTRUCTION LTD→
17120933 · est 2026 · no financials extracted
———————
AL CLINTON CIVILS LTD→
16084047 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
————1y——
ALARM GUARD YORKSHIRE LIMITED→
17031938 · est 2026 · no financials extracted
———————
ALBION DESIGN & BUILD LIMITED→
16379135 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
————1y——
ALBION VANTAGE LTD→
14077799 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
————3y——
ALBRIM UK LTD→
13944696 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
————4y——
ALCESTER STREET (DIGBETH) LIMITED→
12582644 · est 2020 · no financials extracted
————5y——
ALCIS GROUP LTD→
14934461 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
————2y——
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-06-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.

Registered office

C/O Pirola Pennuto Zei & Associati Ltd 5th Floor, Aldermary House
10-15 Queen Street
London
EC4N 1TX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-20
Last: 2025-11-06

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

PEDRAZZANI, Giorgio→
director · ~33y · appointed 2014-06-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ASHDOWN SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2014-06-03 · resigned 2016-04-01
Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (36 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2025-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-03
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-01
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-13