AK FORECOURTS LTD

💤Zombieactive
11338903 · ltd · incorporated 2018-05-01
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
66/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 66/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

7 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 7.0y

15/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 7.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
66/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
74
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-24
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  5. 2023-10-19
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC ("the Bank")
  6. 2023-10-02
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  7. 2023-10-02
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  8. 2023-10-02
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    Charge satisfied #6
  9. 2023-10-02
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    Charge satisfied #5
  10. 2023-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-12-06
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2022-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-03-24
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  14. 2022-03-24
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  15. 2022-03-23
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Highway Investments Limited (08008763)
  16. 2022-03-21
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Highway Investments Limited
  17. 2021-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-10-13
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  20. 2020-10-08
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  21. 2020-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  22. 2020-01-31
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  23. 2019-06-18
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  24. 2019-06-17
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  25. 2019-06-13
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  26. 2019-06-13
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  27. 2019-06-13
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  28. 2018-05-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AK FORECOURTS LTD
  29. 2018-05-01
    KHOKHAR, Aamir appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 med · 1 low
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

5 live charges
low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Aamir Khokhar
Individual · British · DOB 08/1980 · age 46
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/05/2018

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-05-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47190 — Other retail sale in non-specialised stores

Registered office

2 Lacewood Gardens
Reading
Berkshire
RG2 8JW
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-14
Last: 2026-04-30

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

KHOKHAR, Aamir
director · ~46y · appointed 2018-05-01
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Mortgages & charges

7
Total charges
5
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:7 of 7 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC ("the Bank")
A registered charge19/10/2023
satisfied
Highway Investments (08008763)
Highway Investments Limited (08008763)
A registered charge1 property23/03/202202/10/2023
satisfied
Highway Investments
Highway Investments Limited
A registered charge1 property21/03/202202/10/2023
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property08/10/2020
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property13/06/2019
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property13/06/2019
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property13/06/2019
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Recent filings (28 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-03-31
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-10-24
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-10-02
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-03-27
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-06
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-03-24