AKI HOLDINGS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
13285837 · ltd · incorporated 2021-03-23
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 Mar 2026
Net worth
£101.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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: 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
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
17 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £101,077
Cash YoY
-19%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£17k
↓ 19% YoY
Net Worth
£101k
↑ 2.0% YoY
Current Assets
£101k
↑ 2.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£20k£40k£61k£81k£101kMar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2026-03-312025-03-31
Total assets£101.1k£99.1k
Current assets£100.9k£98.9k
Cash£17.0k£21.0k
Debtors£83.9k£77.9k
Net assets£101.1k£99.1k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-03-11
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2026-03-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-07-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-11-01
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  8. 2022-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-04-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2021-04-13
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2021-04-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2021-03-23
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    Company incorporated
    As AKI HOLDINGS LIMITED
  13. 2021-03-23
    ATKINSON, Andrew Robert appointed
    director
  14. 2021-03-23
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    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 5 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

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Robert Atkinson
Individual · British · DOB 12/1983 · age 43
5075%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting23/03/2021
Mrs Lucy Ann Atkinson
Individual · British · DOB 06/1983 · age 43
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting23/03/2021

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
Incorporated2021-03-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

Unit 10, Creamery Industrial Estate
Kenlis Road
Preston
PR3 1GD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-05
Last: 2026-03-22

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

ATKINSON, Andrew Robert
director · ~43y · appointed 2021-03-23
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Recent filings (17 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-28
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-04-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-04-13