AKUZ LTD
🌱Startupactive
16019965 · ltd · incorporated 2024-10-15
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
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 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 65). 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 (55/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
11 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-04-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-12-20📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-12-20📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-12-20📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2025-12-20📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2025-12-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-05-02📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-05-02📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-10-15🏢Company incorporatedAs AKUZ LTD
- 2024-10-15➕PATEL, Habiburehman appointeddirector
- 2024-10-15📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
95/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
- +Young company: Only 1.7 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
65/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Ruksana Patel Individual · British · DOB 05/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 09/04/2025 |
Mr Habiburehman Patel Individual · British · DOB 06/1961 · age 65 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 15/10/2024 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-10-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Registered office
Griffin Mill
Stancliffe Street
Blackburn
BB2 2QU
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-15
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-28
Last: 2025-10-14
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
PATEL, Habiburehman→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2024-10-15
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Recent filings (11 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-16
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-12-20
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-12-20
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2025-12-20
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-01
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-05-02
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-05-02
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-10-15