AKL SOLICITORS LTD

🌳Matureactive
09610423 · ltd · incorporated 2015-05-27
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Solicitors
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-20
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  5. 2023-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-02-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2020-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-04-08
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  14. 2015-11-28
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-07-13
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  16. 2015-05-27
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    Company incorporated
    As AKL SOLICITORS LTD
  17. 2015-05-27
    ➕
    LAKHANI, Sherali Allauddin appointed
    secretary
  18. 2015-05-27
    ➕
    KULISRA, Naresh appointed
    director
  19. 2015-05-27
    ➕
    LAKHANI, Sherali Allauddin appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

71/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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

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 Sherali Allauddin Lakhani
Individual · British · DOB 03/1960 · age 66
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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 SIC69102 — Solicitors

Registered office

Aw House
Stuart Street
Luton
LU1 2SJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-10
Last: 2025-10-27

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

LAKHANI, Sherali Allauddin→
secretary · appointed 2015-05-27
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Active
KULISRA, Naresh→
director · ~77y · appointed 2015-05-27
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Active
LAKHANI, Sherali Allauddin→
director · ~66y · appointed 2015-05-27
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Recent filings (27 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-27
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2023-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-03-20