AKS CONSULTING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09537546 · ltd · incorporated 2015-04-13
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 Oct 2025
Net worth
£558.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33160
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (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 (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
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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
35 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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £558,845
Net assets shrinking
Down £405,698 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£559k
↓ 42% YoY
Current Assets
£618k
↓ 46% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£227k£455k£682k£909k£1.1mOct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Total assets£644.8k£1.03M
Current assets£618.5k£1.14M
Cash£11.7k
Debtors£1.12M
Net assets£558.8k£964.5k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-09-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-09-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2024-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-10-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-05-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-07-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2022-07-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2021-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-11-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2020-03-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-08-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2019-08-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2019-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2015-04-13
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    Company incorporated
    As AKS CONSULTING LIMITED
  19. 2015-04-13
    YAKUB, Steven Michael 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 Steven Yakub
Individual · British · DOB 09/1984 · age 42
75100%
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
Incorporated2015-04-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33160 — SIC 33160

Registered office

Office 12 Courthill House
60 Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-01
Last: 2025-06-17

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

YAKUB, Steven Michael
director · ~42y · appointed 2015-04-13
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Recent filings (35 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-07-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-07-07