AKA MECHANICAL LTD
🌳Matureactive
09473608 · ltd · incorporated 2015-03-05
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-131.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35140
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
46 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £131,924
Cash YoY
+93%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£15k
↑ 93% YoY
Net Worth
-£132k
↓ 47% YoY
Current Assets
£15k
↑ 93% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-100.9k | £-45.9k |
| Current assets | £14.6k | £7.6k |
| Cash | £14.6k | £7.6k |
| Debtors | £2 | £2 |
| Net assets | £-131.9k | £-89.8k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-01➕OWEN, Kevin Lee appointeddirector
- 2023-12-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-12-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-01-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-29➖OWEN, Kevin Lee resigneddirector
- 2022-06-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-06-29📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-01-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-01-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-05-10➕OWEN, Kevin Lee appointeddirector
- 2019-12-03➖OWEN, Kevin Lee resigneddirector
- 2019-12-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-12-03📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-04➕OWEN, Kevin Lee appointeddirector
- 2018-11-20➖OWEN, Kevin Lee resigneddirector
- 2015-04-20➕OWEN, Kevin Lee appointeddirector
- 2015-03-23➖BETTERIDGE, Andrew Paul resigneddirector
- 2015-03-05🏢Company incorporatedAs AKA MECHANICAL LTD
- 2015-03-05➕COX, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2015-03-05➕BETTERIDGE, Andrew Paul appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
41/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Kevin Lee Owen Individual · British · DOB 11/1974 · age 52 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/12/2023 |
Mr Andrew Cox Individual · British · DOB 05/1982 · age 44 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 20/11/2018 |
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Kevin Owenceased 29/06/2022· 25-50% shares
- Mr Kevin Lee Owenceased 03/12/2019· 50-75% shares
- Mr Andrew Coxceased 20/11/2018· 50-75% shares
- Mr Kevin Lee Owenceased 20/11/2018· 50-75% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-03-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35140 — SIC 35140
Registered office
31 West Street
Swadlincote
DE11 9DN
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-15
Last: 2025-12-01
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
Active
OWEN, Kevin Lee→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2023-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BETTERIDGE, Andrew Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~45y · appointed 2015-03-05 · resigned 2015-03-23
OWEN, Kevin Lee→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 2020-05-10 · resigned 2022-06-29
OWEN, Kevin Lee→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 2019-03-04 · resigned 2019-12-03
OWEN, Kevin Lee→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 2015-04-20 · resigned 2018-11-20
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Recent filings (46 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-12-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-06-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-06-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-13