A & K SERVICES LTD
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. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -53% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.1k | £1.7k |
| Current assets | £7.2k | £11.8k |
| Cash | £3.0k | £6.3k |
| Debtors | £4.2k | £5.5k |
| Net assets | £1.1k | £1.7k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-08-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-08-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-08-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-06-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-09-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-03-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-05🏢Company incorporatedAs A & K SERVICES LTD
- 2017-09-05➕PAUL, Karl Leon appointeddirector
- 2017-09-05➕WHELAN, Andrew Paul appointeddirector
- 2017-09-05📄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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 9 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.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Be Smarter Group Ltd Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 08/08/2024 |
Andrew Whelan Services Ltd Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 08/08/2024 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Andrew Paul Whelanceased 08/08/2024· board control
- Mr Karl Leon Paulceased 08/08/2024· board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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