A & K PROPERTIES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC199663 · ltd · incorporated 1999-09-07
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
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£78.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Property-backed borrower with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -87% 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

6 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 26.6y

30/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 26.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
70 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
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £78,176
Cash draining
Cash down 87% YoY
Cash YoY
-87%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1k
↓ 87% YoY
Net Worth
£78k
↑ 4.3% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£16k£31k£47k£63k£78kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£78.2k£74.9k
Cash£1.5k£11.7k
Net assets£78.2k£74.9k

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
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Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
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  5. 2023-06-26
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  6. 2022-09-28
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  16. 2014-09-30
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    Charge satisfied #6
  17. 2014-01-01
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    SAEED, Khalid resigned
    secretary
  18. 2014-01-01
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    SAEED, Khalid resigned
    director
  19. 2013-11-21
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    Charge satisfied #1
  20. 2002-12-10
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  21. 1999-11-22
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  22. 1999-11-22
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  23. 1999-11-22
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  24. 1999-11-22
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  25. 1999-09-22
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  26. 1999-09-07
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    Company incorporated
    As A & K PROPERTIES LIMITED
  27. 1999-09-07
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    UL-HAQ, Mohammad Akram appointed
    director
  28. 1999-09-07
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    SAEED, Khalid appointed
    secretary
  29. 1999-09-07
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    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  30. 1999-09-07
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    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  31. 1999-09-07
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    SAEED, Khalid appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mohammad Akram Ul-Haq
Individual · British · DOB 02/1955 · age 71
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/02/2017

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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9 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-09-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

58 Strachan Avenue
Broughty Ferry
Dundee
DD5 1RF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-22
Last: 2025-10-08

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

UL-HAQ, Mohammad Akram→
director · ~71y · appointed 1999-09-07
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Active
SAEED, Khalid→
secretary · appointed 1999-09-07 · resigned 2014-01-01
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1999-09-07 · resigned 1999-09-07
Resigned
SAEED, Khalid→
director · ~70y · appointed 1999-09-07 · resigned 2014-01-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

6
Total charges
4
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security1 property10/12/200230/09/2014
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property22/11/1999—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property22/11/1999—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property22/11/1999—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property22/11/1999—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property22/09/199921/11/2013
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Recent filings (70 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-08
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2025-06-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-16
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-11
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2023-06-26
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2022-11-02
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2022-09-28
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2021-12-17
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2021-06-21
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2020-12-16
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accounts · AA
2020-06-22
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-20