A.A.K HOLDINGS LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
10686173 · ltd · incorporated 2017-03-23
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
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£3.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £3,063
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£3k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£3k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £3.1k | £3.1k |
| Current assets | £3.1k | £3.1k |
| Net assets | £3.1k | £3.1k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-17📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2023-07-05📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-06-29📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2023-04-06📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-11-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-10-21➖WATSON, Karl Brandon resigneddirector
- 2022-07-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-07-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-07-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-07-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-03-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-03-23🏢Company incorporatedAs A.A.K HOLDINGS LIMITED
- 2017-03-23➕KNOWLES, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2017-03-23➕O'HARA, Adrian Michael appointeddirector
- 2017-03-23➕WATSON, Karl Brandon 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew Knowles Individual · British · DOB 01/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 23/03/2017 |
Mr Adrian Michael O'Hara Individual · British · DOB 04/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 23/03/2017 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Karl Brandon Watsonceased 05/04/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-03-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Registered office
Glenewes House Gate Way Drive
Yeadon
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS19 7XY
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-25
Last: 2026-01-11
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
KNOWLES, Andrew→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2017-03-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
O'HARA, Adrian Michael→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2017-03-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WATSON, Karl Brandon→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2017-03-23 · resigned 2022-10-21
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (34 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-12
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2023-07-17
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-07-05
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2023-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-10-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-07-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-07-29