A.K. (NORTH) LIMITED
Opportunity 78/100 (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 (73/100).
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.
Key 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 | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-15📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2016-05-16🏢Company incorporatedAs A.K. (NORTH) LIMITED
- 2016-05-16➕KING, Andrew Ronald appointeddirector
- 2016-05-16📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew Ronald King Individual · British · DOB 11/1965 · age 61 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 16/05/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Similar companies
Active · Property · EX postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A J B LETTINGS LIMITED→ 12023058 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| A.K (DEVON) LTD→ 09728607 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| A&K PROPERTY SOLUTIONS GROUP LTD→ 14594847 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ACJ HOMES LIMITED→ 12627976 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| ACJE HOMES LTD→ 15795799 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ACORN PROPERTY COMPANY 2018 LIMITED→ 11109195 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| ACREFORD ASSOCIATES LTD→ 16711388 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AD PROPERTY (SW) LTD→ 15677193 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ADEY INVESTMENTS LTD→ 16586666 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ADVANTAGE HOMES LIMITED→ 03697079 · est 1999 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 27y | — | — |
| AF PROPERTY MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 16009614 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AFFINITY CAPITAL EQUITY PROJECTS LTD→ 15660111 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Registered office
Filing status
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.