AK PARTY SUPPLIES LTD

💤Zombieactive
14685347 · ltd · incorporated 2023-02-23
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£561
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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: medium (79/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
19 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £561
Net assets shrinking
Down £8,685 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£561
↓ 94% YoY
Current Assets
£10k
↓ 23% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£3k£5k£8k£11k£13kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets£1.8k£9.2k
Current assets£10.2k£13.3k
Net assets£561£9.2k

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
2
filings
  • 1 officers
  • 1 address
Last 180 days
8
filings
  • 4 officers
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-08
    COLES, Andrew resigned
    director
  2. 2026-06-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-05-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2026-02-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2026-02-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2026-02-21
    📄
    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  7. 2026-02-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2026-02-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2025-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2025-11-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2024-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-06-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2023-06-19
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2023-06-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2023-06-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2023-06-19
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2023-02-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AK PARTY SUPPLIES LTD
  18. 2023-02-23
    COLES, Katie appointed
    secretary
  19. 2023-02-23
    COLES, Katie appointed
    director
  20. 2023-02-23
    COLES, Andrew appointed
    director
  21. 2023-02-23
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Coles
Individual · British · DOB 01/1979 · age 47
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting23/02/2023
Mrs Katie Coles
Individual · British · DOB 08/1978 · age 48
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting23/02/2023

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
Incorporated2023-02-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47910 — Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet

Registered office

23 New Road
Whittlesey
Peterborough
PE7 1ST
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-20
Last: 2026-02-06

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

COLES, Katie
secretary · appointed 2023-02-23
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Active
COLES, Katie
director · ~48y · appointed 2023-02-23
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Active
COLES, Andrew
director · ~47y · appointed 2023-02-23 · resigned 2026-06-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (19 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-06-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-21
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-02-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-19