A. & K. HENRY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC311191 · ltd · incorporated 2006-10-31

Investment thesis

Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.

Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.

Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Oct 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Development of building projects

Sector: Construction

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

54 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-10-31	2023-10-31
Average employees	—	0

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand

2025-07-30
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2022-05-20
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2021-04-13
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2020-02-28
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2019-05-03
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2018-04-05
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2017-07-18
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2016-05-09
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2015-11-06
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2015-03-16
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2014-11-04
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2014-03-11
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2013-11-14
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2006-11-09
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HENRY, Keith Thomas appointed
secretary
2006-11-09
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HENRY, Alan James appointed
director
2006-11-09
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HENRY, Keith Thomas appointed
director
2006-11-09
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CREDITREFORM (SECRETARIES) LIMITED resigned
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2006-11-09
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CREDITREFORM (DIRECTORS) LIMITED resigned
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2006-10-31
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Company incorporated
As A. & K. HENRY LIMITED
2006-10-31
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CREDITREFORM (SECRETARIES) LIMITED appointed
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2006-10-31
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CREDITREFORM (DIRECTORS) LIMITED appointed
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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

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "HENRY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

89/100

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 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Alan James Henry Individual · British · DOB 04/1959 · age 67	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016
Mr Keith Thomas Henry Individual · British · DOB 08/1954 · age 72	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2006-10-31

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

No 3 Bogangreen Cottages

Coldingham

Eyemouth

Berwickshire

TD14 5UB

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-07-31

Last made up to: 2024-10-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-14

Last: 2025-10-31

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

HENRY, Keith Thomas→

secretary · appointed 2006-11-09

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Active

HENRY, Alan James→

director · ~67y · appointed 2006-11-09

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Active

HENRY, Keith Thomas→

director · ~72y · appointed 2006-11-09

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Active

CREDITREFORM (SECRETARIES) LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-10-31 · resigned 2006-11-09

Resigned

CREDITREFORM (DIRECTORS) LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-10-31 · resigned 2006-11-09

Resigned

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