AKWILKINSON CONSULTING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09927973 · ltd · incorporated 2015-12-23
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.
Why now
Window steady · medium confidence
Mixed signals — 1 changes over 30 days, no clear direction yet.
  • · Filings: 24 → 25
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.

  • ↑Filings: 24 → 25
Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2023
Net worth
£688.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
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
25 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £687,964

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£688k
Current Assets
£741k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2023-12-31
Total assets£688.0k
Current assets£740.6k
Net assets£688.0k

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 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-03-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-03-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-03-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-01-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2022-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-02-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-12-23
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    Company incorporated
    As AKWILKINSON CONSULTING LIMITED
  16. 2015-12-23
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    WILKINSON, Andrew Keith appointed
    director
  17. 2015-12-23
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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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "WILKINSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +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 Andrew Keith Wilkinson
Individual · British · DOB 01/1974 · age 52
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting29/06/2016

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
Incorporated2015-12-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

320 Firecrest Court Centre Park
Warrington
WA1 1RG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-02
Last: 2025-12-19

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

WILKINSON, Andrew Keith→
director · ~52y · appointed 2015-12-23
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Recent filings (25 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-13