AUKP1 LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
14463323 · ltd · incorporated 2022-11-04
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£-349
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 27200
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
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 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £349
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£349
↓ 249% YoY
Current Assets
£50
↓ 49% 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 | £-349 | £-100 |
| Current assets | £50 | £99 |
| Net assets | £-349 | £-100 |
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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-11📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AAMD
- 2024-08-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-28📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-10-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-10-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-10-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-10-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-10-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-06-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-11-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-11-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-11-04🏢Company incorporatedAs AUKP1 LTD
- 2022-11-04➕ELWELL, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2022-11-04➕HONK, Eric appointeddirector
- 2022-11-04📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
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 Andrew Elwell Individual · British · DOB 09/1973 · age 53 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 07/11/2022 |
Mr Eric Honk Individual · Dutch · DOB 08/1970 · age 56 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 07/11/2022 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Ampowr B.V.ceased 06/06/2023· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 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.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-11-04
Jurisdictionwales
Primary SIC27200 — SIC 27200
Registered office
No.11f2 Mereside Alderley Park
Congleton Road
Nether Alderley
SK10 4TG
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-17
Last: 2025-11-03
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
ELWELL, Andrew→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2022-11-04
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Active
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Recent filings (16 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-18
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2024-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-20
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-06-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-11-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-11-07