AKL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC234972 · ltd · incorporated 2002-08-05
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£59.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Temporary employment agency activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -36% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 22.5y

30/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 22.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
68 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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 £59,946
Net assets shrinking
Down £17,270 YoY
Cash YoY
-36%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£144k
↓ 36% YoY
Net Worth
£60k
↓ 22% YoY
Current Assets
£333k
↓ 30% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£95k£189k£284k£379k£474kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£59.9k£77.2k
Current assets£333.4k£473.7k
Cash£143.6k£225.1k
Debtors£189.9k£248.6k
Net assets£59.9k£77.2k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2024-03-26
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  3. 2023-08-03
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    address · AD01
  4. 2023-04-24
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  5. 2022-04-11
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  6. 2021-02-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-04-09
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-04-15
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-04-26
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-02-07
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2018-02-07
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2018-02-06
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2017-03-02
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-03-14
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-02-24
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2007-10-15
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    SONDERGAARD, Svend-Erik appointed
    director
  17. 2004-07-06
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    Charge satisfied #1
  18. 2004-03-30
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  19. 2003-10-23
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  20. 2002-08-07
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    SONDERGAARD, Nicola appointed
    secretary
  21. 2002-08-07
    ➕
    SONDERGAARD, Kjeld Hansgaard Poulsen appointed
    director
  22. 2002-08-07
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    HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2002-08-07
    ➖
    HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2002-08-05
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    Company incorporated
    As AKL LIMITED
  25. 2002-08-05
    ➕
    HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2002-08-05
    ➕
    HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

84/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Svend-Erik Sondergaard
Individual · Danish · DOB 04/1968 · age 58
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Kjeld Hansgaard Poulsen Sondergaard
Individual · British · DOB 05/1977 · age 49
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Nicola Andreoli Sondergaard
Individual · British · DOB 07/1978 · age 48
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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

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6 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
Incorporated2002-08-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC78200 — Temporary employment agency activities

Registered office

Goldwells House
Grange Road
Peterhead
AB42 1WN
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-11
Last: 2026-01-28

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

SONDERGAARD, Nicola→
secretary · appointed 2002-08-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SONDERGAARD, Kjeld Hansgaard Poulsen→
director · ~49y · appointed 2002-08-07
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Active
SONDERGAARD, Svend-Erik→
director · ~58y · appointed 2007-10-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-08-05 · resigned 2002-08-07
Resigned
HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-08-05 · resigned 2002-08-07
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property30/03/2004—
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Floating charge1 property23/10/200306/07/2004
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Recent filings (68 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-04-15