A.KAIROS LTD

💤Zombieactive
09610309 · ltd · incorporated 2015-05-27
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 May 2025
Net worth
£3.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47890
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
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Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

Company profile
address, 2 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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 £2,950
Net assets shrinking
Down £7,586 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£3k
↓ 72% YoY
Current Assets
£3k
↓ 72% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£2k£4k£6k£8k£11kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£3.0k£10.5k
Current assets£3.0k£10.5k
Net assets£3.0k£10.5k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-02-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-02-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-02-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-02-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-02-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-02-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-06-13
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-05-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A.KAIROS LTD
  15. 2015-05-27
    ➕
    JUPP, Andrew Paul, Dr appointed
    director
  16. 2015-05-27
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

95/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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
Dr Andrew Paul Jupp
Individual · British · DOB 08/1959 · age 67
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2015-05-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47890 — SIC 47890

Registered office

28 Speen Place
Speen
Newbury
RG14 1RX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-09
Last: 2026-05-26

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

JUPP, Andrew Paul, Dr→
director · ~67y · appointed 2015-05-27
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Recent filings (24 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-03