AIK INVESTMENTS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09536598 · ltd · incorporated 2015-04-10
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
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£70.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Combined office administrative service activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 10.2y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 10.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
26 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
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £70,721

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£71k
↑ 29% YoY
Current Assets
£1k
↓ 33% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£14k£28k£42k£57k£71kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£71.9k£58.0k
Current assets£1.2k£1.8k
Net assets£70.7k£54.8k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-01-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-03-02
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  7. 2022-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-01-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-05-08
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2016-04-25
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    address · AD01
  15. 2016-04-25
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    mortgage · MR01
  16. 2016-04-19
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Sidra Parveen Khan
  17. 2015-04-10
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    Company incorporated
    As AIK INVESTMENTS LIMITED
  18. 2015-04-10
    ➕
    KHAN, Asif appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Asif Khan
Individual · British · DOB 01/1980 · age 46
75–100%
—board control75-100% shares · board control10/04/2016

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
Incorporated2015-04-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82110 — Combined office administrative service activities

Registered office

158-160 Park Dene
Hopwood Lane
Halifax
West Yorkshire
HX1 4DF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-16
Last: 2026-04-02

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

KHAN, Asif→
director · ~46y · appointed 2015-04-10
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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Sidra Parveen Khan
A registered charge1 property19/04/2016—
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Recent filings (26 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-19
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2022-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-29