A K AGRICULTURAL SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC741174 · ltd · incorporated 2022-08-13
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
£8.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 02400
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
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 (78/100)

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
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
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 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £8,936
Net assets shrinking
Down £489 YoY
Cash YoY
+8%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£16k
↑ 8.5% YoY
Net Worth
£9k
↓ 5.2% YoY
Current Assets
£26k
↑ 71% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£5k£10k£15k£21k£26kAug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets£8.9k£9.4k
Current assets£25.8k£15.0k
Cash£16.3k£15.0k
Debtors£9.5k
Net assets£8.9k£9.4k

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
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2024-09-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-08-27
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2024-08-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-08-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2024-08-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2024-08-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2024-08-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2024-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-10-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2023-10-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2022-08-13
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    Company incorporated
    As A K AGRICULTURAL SERVICES LIMITED
  14. 2022-08-13
    KERR, Alexander Mark appointed
    director
  15. 2022-08-13
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    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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alexander Mark Kerr
Individual · British · DOB 08/1989 · age 37
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control13/08/2022

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
Incorporated2022-08-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC02400 — SIC 02400

Registered office

13 Granvile Steet
Glasgow
Uk
G3 7EE
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-26
Last: 2025-08-12

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

KERR, Alexander Mark
director · ~37y · appointed 2022-08-13
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Recent filings (16 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-08-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-08-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-23