AK COACHES LTD

💤Zombieactive
10097459 · ltd · incorporated 2016-04-01
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other transportation support activities
Sector: Transportation & storage
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 53100Postal activities under universal service obligation
  • 85600Educational support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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, 3 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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 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
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-10-31

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-30
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-04-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-03-20
    CHEEMA, Serwat Aman resigned
    director
  5. 2025-01-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2025-01-28
    CHEEMA, Serwat Aman appointed
    director
  7. 2024-07-30
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  8. 2024-04-03
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2024-04-02
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2024-03-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-01-10
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  14. 2021-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-01-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-10-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2018-08-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2017-12-05
    PARVEEN, Shahida resigned
    director
  20. 2017-10-10
    PARVEEN, Shahida appointed
    director
  21. 2016-10-15
    KHALID, Asad appointed
    director
  22. 2016-10-15
    PARVEEN, Shahida, Mrs. resigned
    director
  23. 2016-04-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AK COACHES LTD
  24. 2016-04-01
    PARVEEN, Shahida, Mrs. appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
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.

Red flags

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2024-07-30: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Asad Khalid
Individual · British · DOB 05/1981 · age 45
75100%
75-100% shares01/09/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-04-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC52290 — Other transportation support activities

Registered office

45 Bedcote Place
Stourbridge
West Midlands
DY8 1LD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-06
Last: 2025-12-23

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

KHALID, Asad
director · ~45y · appointed 2016-10-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHEEMA, Serwat Aman
director · ~44y · appointed 2025-01-28 · resigned 2025-03-20
Resigned
PARVEEN, Shahida
director · ~47y · appointed 2017-10-10 · resigned 2017-12-05
Resigned
PARVEEN, Shahida, Mrs.
director · ~47y · appointed 2016-04-01 · resigned 2016-10-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (35 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-07-30
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-04-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-07
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-07-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-04-03
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-04-29
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-01-10