A & K BRICKLAYING SERVICES LTD
Opportunity 72/100 (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 (58/100).
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 · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £213.6k | £245.2k |
| Current assets | £623.1k | £302.0k |
| Cash | £16.1k | — |
| Debtors | £607.1k | £302.0k |
| Net assets | £168.2k | £153.1k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-26🏢Company incorporatedAs A & K BRICKLAYING SERVICES LTD
- 2019-04-26➕DAVIS, Adam John appointeddirector
- 2019-04-26➕DAVIS, Katie Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2019-04-26📄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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Katie Elizabeth Davis Individual · British · DOB 08/1989 · age 37 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 26/04/2019 |
Mr Adam John Davis Individual · British · DOB 07/1988 · age 38 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 26/04/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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