AK & CO SERVICES LTD

💤Zombieactive
11780681 · ltd · incorporated 2019-01-22
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 Jan 2022
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
53/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of insurance agents and brokers
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed admin-neglect survivor — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 53/100 (worth a look), bankability 45/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (40/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
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
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
53/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
40
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
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£0Jan 2021Jan 2022

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2022-01-312021-01-31

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-18
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2024-02-09
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  3. 2024-01-02
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2023-04-12
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2023-04-11
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2022-10-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-07-14
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2022-05-07
    📄
    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  9. 2022-04-12
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2021-10-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-05-29
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  12. 2021-05-11
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  13. 2020-09-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-05-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2020-03-23
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  16. 2019-01-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AK & CO SERVICES LTD
  17. 2019-01-22
    AKSAR, Basam appointed
    director
  18. 2019-01-22
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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 7 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

2 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2023-10-31

Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2024-02-04

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Basam Aksar
Individual · British · DOB 12/1990 · age 36
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control22/01/2019

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-01-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66220 — Activities of insurance agents and brokers

Registered office

Unit 1 Willow Street
Alliance Mill
Oldham
OL1 3QB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2023-10-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2022-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2024-02-04OVERDUE
Last: 2023-01-21

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

AKSAR, Basam
director · ~36y · appointed 2019-01-22
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Recent filings (20 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-10-18
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2024-02-09
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-01-02
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-04-12
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-13
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2022-05-07
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-09
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-05-29
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-05-11