AKM SOUTH LTD

🌳Matureactive
08430171 · ltd · incorporated 2013-03-05
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£698.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 9.4y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 9.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £698,528
Net assets shrinking
Down £131,343 YoY
Cash YoY
-22%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£626k
↓ 22% YoY
Net Worth
£699k
↓ 16% YoY
Current Assets
£2.1m
↑ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£414k£827k£1.2m£1.7m£2.1mMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£729.2k£869.5k
Current assets£2.07M£1.84M
Cash£626.4k£801.3k
Debtors£1.36M£964.1k
Net assets£698.5k£829.9k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-11-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  5. 2023-11-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2023-11-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2023-11-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2023-11-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2023-11-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2022-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-06-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2021-06-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2021-05-26
    ➖
    ARSHAD, Janaid resigned
    director
  15. 2021-05-26
    ➖
    MUJAHID, Ehsaan resigned
    director
  16. 2021-04-16
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  17. 2021-03-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2021-03-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2021-02-05
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    ARSHAD, Janaid appointed
    director
  20. 2021-02-05
    ➕
    MUJAHID, Ehsaan appointed
    director
  21. 2020-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  22. 2019-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  23. 2017-01-17
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  24. 2013-03-05
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    Company incorporated
    As AKM SOUTH LTD
  25. 2013-03-05
    ➕
    AKHTAR, Farzana appointed
    director
  26. 2013-03-05
    ➕
    KOUSER, Rehana appointed
    director
  27. 2013-03-05
    ➕
    YASIN, Arshad Mahmood appointed
    director
  28. 2013-03-05
    ➕
    YASIN, Mujahid appointed
    director

Owner dependency

48/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

43/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Akm Pizza Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Akm Pizza Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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AKM SOUTH LTD
This company · 08430171

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Akm Pizza Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-03-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56103 — Take-away food shops and mobile food stands

Registered office

3 Doolittle Yard Froghall Road
Ampthill
Bedford
MK45 2NW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-19
Last: 2026-03-05

Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)

AKHTAR, Farzana→
director · ~51y · appointed 2013-03-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KOUSER, Rehana→
director · ~52y · appointed 2013-03-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
YASIN, Arshad Mahmood→
director · ~57y · appointed 2013-03-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
YASIN, Mujahid→
director · ~52y · appointed 2013-03-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ARSHAD, Janaid→
director · ~29y · appointed 2021-02-05 · resigned 2021-05-26
Resigned
MUJAHID, Ehsaan→
director · ~25y · appointed 2021-02-05 · resigned 2021-05-26
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property17/01/2017—
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Recent filings (38 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-12-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-11-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-07