AK GIFTSHOP LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
10623006 · ltd · incorporated 2017-02-16
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£534
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Special-situation opportunityDistressed retail with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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 -99% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 0.2y
10/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Newest facility, 0.2 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
53 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £534
Very low cash
Cash position: £50
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,773 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 99% YoY
Cash YoY
-99%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£50
↓ 99% YoY
Net Worth
£534
↓ 77% YoY
Current Assets
£204k
↑ 19% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £35.0k | £56.0k |
| Current assets | £203.5k | £171.0k |
| Cash | £50 | £8.4k |
| Debtors | £203.5k | £162.6k |
| Net assets | £534 | £2.3k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 mortgage
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 mortgage
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-18📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2026-05-14🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Bizcap Limited
- 2025-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-31📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-06-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-06-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-06-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-06-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-06-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-06-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-10-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-10-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-10-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-06-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-06-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-06-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-06-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-01-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-01-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-11-04➖WALTON, Spencer Robert resigneddirector
- 2017-02-16🏢Company incorporatedAs AK GIFTSHOP LTD
- 2017-02-16➕COLES, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2017-02-16➕COLES, Katie appointeddirector
- 2017-02-16➕WALTON, Spencer Robert appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Katie Coles Individual · British · DOB 08/1978 · age 48 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 16/02/2017 |
Mr Andrew Coles Individual · British · DOB 01/1979 · age 47 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 16/02/2017 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Spencer Robert Waltonceased 01/11/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-02-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47910 — Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Registered office
22 Barrs Street
Whittlesey
Peterborough
PE7 1DA
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-17
Last: 2026-01-03
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
COLES, Andrew→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2017-02-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
COLES, Katie→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2017-02-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WALTON, Spencer Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~42y · appointed 2017-02-16 · resigned 2021-11-04
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Bizcap Bizcap Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 14/05/2026 | — |
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Recent filings (53 total)
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-08