AKS CLASSICS CHESHIRE LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
11278663 · ltd · incorporated 2018-03-27
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£495.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong 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 (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £495,124
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£411k
~ YoY
Net Worth
£495k
↑ 4.5% YoY
Current Assets
£572k
↑ 6.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£114k£229k£343k£458k£572kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£503.5k£492.3k
Current assets£572.4k£537.3k
Cash£410.9k£410.3k
Net assets£495.1k£473.9k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2024-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-02-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2022-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-04-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2020-04-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2019-02-19
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-02-19
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2018-03-27
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    Company incorporated
    As AKS CLASSICS CHESHIRE LIMITED
  13. 2018-03-27
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    SMITH, Aaron James appointed
    director
  14. 2018-03-27
    ➕
    SMITH, Elaine appointed
    director
  15. 2018-03-27
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    SMITH, Harold George James appointed
    director
  16. 2018-03-27
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    SMITH, Krisha Estel appointed
    director
  17. 2018-03-27
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-03-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

138 Cobbs Lane
Hough
Crewe
CW2 5JJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-29
Last: 2025-10-15

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

SMITH, Aaron James→
director · ~43y · appointed 2018-03-27
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Active
SMITH, Elaine→
director · ~64y · appointed 2018-03-27
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Active
SMITH, Harold George James→
director · ~69y · appointed 2018-03-27
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Active
SMITH, Krisha Estel→
director · ~43y · appointed 2018-03-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

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Recent filings (20 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-04-15