AKPM HOLDINGS LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
13322072 · ltd · incorporated 2021-04-08
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£446.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -96% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · oldest 3.1y
35/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Charge age ~3.1 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 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
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
23 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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £446,735
Cash draining
Cash down 96% YoY
Cash YoY
-96%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£800
↓ 96% YoY
Net Worth
£447k
↑ 7.5% YoY
Current Assets
£800
↓ 98% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.23M | £1.25M |
| Current assets | £800 | £52.1k |
| Cash | £800 | £19.9k |
| Debtors | — | £32.3k |
| Net assets | £446.7k | £415.7k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-07-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-07-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-07-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-07-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-01-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-05📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-06-05📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-05-30📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-05-30📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-05-16🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Philip Mcvay
- 2023-05-16🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Philip Mcvay
- 2023-05-16🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Philip Mcvay
- 2023-05-16🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Philip Mcvay
- 2022-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-09-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-06-16📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-06-16📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-04-08🏢Company incorporatedAs AKPM HOLDINGS LIMITED
- 2021-04-08➕KNOWLES, Amanda Jane appointeddirector
- 2021-04-08➕MCVAY, Philip Edward appointeddirector
- 2021-04-08📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
78/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 5 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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 Philip Edward Mcvay Individual · British · DOB 05/1974 · age 52 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 08/04/2021 |
Ms Amanda Jane Knowles Individual · British · DOB 01/1958 · age 68 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 08/04/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-04-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Registered office
Ebenezer House
Ryecroft
Newcastle-Under-Lyme
Staffordshire
ST5 2BE
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-21
Last: 2026-04-07
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
KNOWLES, Amanda Jane→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2021-04-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCVAY, Philip Edward→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2021-04-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
4
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Philip Mcvay / Jacqueline Mcvay | A registered charge | 1 property | 16/05/2023 | — | |
| outstanding | Philip Mcvay / Jacqueline Mcvay | A registered charge | 1 property | 16/05/2023 | — | |
| outstanding | Philip Mcvay / Jacqueline Mcvay | A registered charge | 1 property | 16/05/2023 | — | |
| outstanding | Philip Mcvay / Jacqueline Mcvay | A registered charge | 1 property | 16/05/2023 | — |
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Recent filings (23 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-21
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-06-05
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-06-05
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-05-30
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-05-30