AKTEPE LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC404555 · ltd · incorporated 2011-08-02
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
£237.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47510
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
35 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
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 £237,323
Cash YoY
+205%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£92k
↑ 205% YoY
Net Worth
£237k
↑ 37% YoY
Current Assets
£379k
↑ 19% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£76k£151k£227k£303k£379kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£308.0k£195.4k
Current assets£378.6k£317.4k
Cash£91.5k£30.0k
Debtors£6.5k£7.2k
Net assets£237.3k£172.8k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-05-03
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  5. 2024-05-03
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  6. 2023-09-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-09-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-08-03
    📍
    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  9. 2021-06-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-06-30
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2020-04-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-09-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-08-12
    📍
    change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
    address · AD02
  14. 2018-06-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-04-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2011-08-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AKTEPE LTD
  17. 2011-08-02
    ➕
    HEPWORTH, Ian appointed
    director
  18. 2011-08-02
    ➕
    HEPWORTH, Louise appointed
    director

Owner dependency

71/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 15 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Louise Hepworth
Individual · British · DOB 03/1973 · age 53
50–75%
50–75%board controlsig. influence50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest06/04/2016
Mr Ian Hepworth
Individual · British · DOB 08/1970 · age 56
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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-08-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47510 — SIC 47510

Registered office

Unit 2a, 8 Blackhouse Circle
Blackhouse Industrial Estate
Peterhead
Aberdeenshire
AB42 1BN
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-16
Last: 2025-08-02

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

HEPWORTH, Ian→
director · ~56y · appointed 2011-08-02
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Active
HEPWORTH, Louise→
director · ~53y · appointed 2011-08-02
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Active

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Recent filings (35 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-12
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-05-03
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-10
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2021-08-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2021-06-30