A & K SIGNALLING LTD

💤Zombieactive
12007201 · ltd · incorporated 2019-05-20
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 May 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other engineering activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

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. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
—
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-31
Average employees200

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-18
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2026-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-06-23
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2025-06-23
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2024-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-03-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-12-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-02-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-02-21
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2021-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-07-23
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2020-06-25
    ➖
    KHAN, Nadia resigned
    director
  13. 2019-05-30
    ➕
    KHAN, Anayatullah appointed
    director
  14. 2019-05-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2019-05-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A & K SIGNALLING LTD
  16. 2019-05-20
    ➕
    KHAN, Nadia appointed
    director
  17. 2019-05-20
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Anayatullah Khan
Individual · British · DOB 09/1973 · age 53
——sig. influencesignificant influence25/06/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Nadia Khanceased 25/06/2020· significant influence

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
Incorporated2019-05-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71129 — Other engineering activities

Registered office

25 West Avenue
Castle Bromwich
Birmingham
B36 0EB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-02
Last: 2026-05-19

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

KHAN, Anayatullah→
director · ~53y · appointed 2019-05-30
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Active
KHAN, Nadia→
director · ~40y · appointed 2019-05-20 · resigned 2020-06-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (20 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-24
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-06-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-08