AK FENCING LTD

💤Zombieactive

09415116 · ltd · incorporated 2015-01-30

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

—

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Turnover

—

year to Jan 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other construction installation

Sector: Construction

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company 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 (70/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

25 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-01-31

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand

2025-10-31
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accounts · AA
2024-10-30
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accounts · AA
2023-10-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-10-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-10-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-07-16
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address · AD01
2018-07-16
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2017-10-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2016-10-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-02-10
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annual-return · AR01
2016-02-09
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officers · TM01
2016-02-08
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DOWNE, Karin Stella resigned
director
2015-01-30
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Company incorporated
As AK FENCING LTD
2015-01-30
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DOWNE, Adrian William appointed
director
2015-01-30
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DOWNE, Karin Stella appointed
director
2015-01-30
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incorporation · NEWINC

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

50/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Adrian William Downe Individual · English · DOB 03/1971 · age 55	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016

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

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ALL 4 LTD→ 10380916 · est 2016 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	9y	—	—
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ALL SEASONS DRIVES LTD→ 16752169 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
ALL TRADES PROPERTY MAINTENANCE AND CONSTRUCTION LTD→ 13097710 · est 2020 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	5y	—	—
ALLAN HODGSON LTD→ 04248416 · est 2001 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	24y	—	—
ALLEN LEONARD BUILDING CONTRACTORS LTD→ 04665999 · est 2003 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	23y	—	—
ALLISON CONSTRUCTION LTD→ 06597761 · est 2008 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	17y	—	—
ALLTITE METAL ROOFING SYSTEMS LTD→ 03640953 · est 1998 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	27y	—	—

Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2015-01-30

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC43290 — Other construction installation

Registered office

C/O Fiona Wills Accountancy Services Limited Warton Suite

Clawthorpe Hall Business Centre

Burton In Kendal

LA6 1NU

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-10-31

Last made up to: 2025-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-13

Last: 2026-01-30

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

DOWNE, Adrian William→

director · ~55y · appointed 2015-01-30

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Active

DOWNE, Karin Stella→

director · ~54y · appointed 2015-01-30 · resigned 2016-02-08

Resigned

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