A & K CURZON LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
12171600 · ltd · incorporated 2019-08-23
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 6.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£-14.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Dental practice activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 6.7y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 6.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £14,228
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£14k
↑ 32% YoY
Current Assets
£80k
↑ 52% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £74.4k | £80.8k |
| Current assets | £80.1k | £52.8k |
| Net assets | £-14.2k | £-21.1k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-14📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2026-01-13📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-25📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-12-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-27📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-29📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-17📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-12-20📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-12-18🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2019-09-09📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-09-06🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2019-08-23🏢Company incorporatedAs A & K CURZON LTD
- 2019-08-23➕CURZON, Anthony Peter appointeddirector
- 2019-08-23➕CURZON, Katherine Jane appointeddirector
- 2019-08-23📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
86/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CURZON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +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
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Anthony Peter Curzon Individual · British · DOB 08/1976 · age 50 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 23/08/2019 |
Mrs Katherine Jane Curzon Individual · British · DOB 03/1979 · age 47 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 23/08/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-08-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86230 — Dental practice activities
Registered office
10-11 Harelands Courtyard Offices
Melsonby
Richmond
North Yorkshire
DL10 5NY
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-28
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-04
Last: 2025-10-21
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
CURZON, Anthony Peter→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2019-08-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CURZON, Katherine Jane→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2019-08-23
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 18/12/2019 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 06/09/2019 | — |
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Recent filings (22 total)
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-01-14
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-21
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-29
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-29
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-30