AAK ASSOCIATES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
12604115 · ltd · incorporated 2020-05-15
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
£24.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10720
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 56102Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
  • 56103Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
  • 62090Other information technology service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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 (73/100).

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, 4 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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £24,077
Net assets shrinking
Down £3,061 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£24k
↓ 11% YoY
Current Assets
£11
↓ 93% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£5k£11k£16k£22k£27kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£24.1k£27.1k
Current assets£11£148
Net assets£24.1k£27.1k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-02-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-07-10
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-06-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-08-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-08-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-05-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AAK ASSOCIATES LIMITED
  9. 2020-05-15
    KHAN, Ahmed Ali appointed
    director
  10. 2020-05-15
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

88/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ahmed Ali Khan
Individual · British · DOB 03/1966 · age 60
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control15/05/2020

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
Incorporated2020-05-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10720 — SIC 10720

Registered office

45 Shrublands Close
Chigwell
Essex
IG7 5EA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-25
Last: 2025-07-11

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

KHAN, Ahmed Ali
director · ~60y · appointed 2020-05-15
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Recent filings (15 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-12
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2020-05-15