AIKMO RECRUITMENT LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09737283 · ltd · incorporated 2015-08-18
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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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£350.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities of employment placement agencies
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
38 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £350,785
Cash YoY
+13%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£224k
↑ 13% YoY
Net Worth
£351k
↑ 5.5% YoY
Current Assets
£375k
↑ 7.7% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £350.9k | £332.5k |
| Current assets | £375.1k | £348.2k |
| Cash | £224.1k | £198.8k |
| Debtors | £151.0k | £149.4k |
| Net assets | £350.8k | £332.4k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-17📄capital-return-purchase-own-shares-treasury-capital-datecapital · SH03
- 2025-11-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-11-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-11-07📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-08-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-05-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-03-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-09-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-09-16➕STEVENSON, Shneen Marie appointeddirector
- 2022-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-05-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2015-08-18🏢Company incorporatedAs AIKMO RECRUITMENT LIMITED
- 2015-08-18➕O'SULLIVAN, Kevin Miceal, Dr appointeddirector
- 2015-08-18➕O'SULLIVAN, Teresa May appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
65/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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.)
Group structure
Aikmo Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Aikmo Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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AIKMO RECRUITMENT LIMITED
This company · 09737283
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Aikmo Group Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 05/04/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Dr Kevin Miceal O'Sullivanceased 04/04/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-08-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC78109 — Other activities of employment placement agencies
Registered office
Marsland House Longmires 2c
Marsland Road
Sale
M33 3AQ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-15
Last: 2025-08-01
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
O'SULLIVAN, Kevin Miceal, Dr→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 2015-08-18
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O'SULLIVAN, Teresa May→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2015-08-18
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STEVENSON, Shneen Marie→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2022-09-16
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Recent filings (38 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-21
capital-return-purchase-own-shares-treasury-capital-date
capital · SH03
2025-11-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-11-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-07
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-09-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-21