AK GROCERS LTD
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
- 47220Retail sale of meat and meat products in specialised stores
- 47240Retail sale of bread, cakes, flour confectionery and sugar confectionery in specialised stores
Opportunity 74/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -40% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-28 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £106.4k | £115.2k |
| Current assets | £127.3k | £171.1k |
| Cash | £80.1k | £133.5k |
| Debtors | £11.9k | £9.1k |
| Net assets | £93.9k | £92.2k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-24🏢Company incorporatedAs AK GROCERS LTD
- 2016-02-24➕KARIM, Amjad Khan appointeddirector
- 2016-02-24➕KHAN, Assia appointeddirector
- 2016-02-24📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Amjad Khan Karim Individual · British · DOB 03/1978 · age 48 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 23/02/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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