A K WELL SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC526455 · ltd · incorporated 2016-02-09
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Average employees600800

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 (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-01
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  3. 2025-02-26
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  4. 2025-01-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-05-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2024-05-03
    ➖
    WAGSTAFF, Pippa Karen, Dr resigned
    director
  8. 2024-01-22
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2023-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-11-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2023-09-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2023-08-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2023-08-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2023-08-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2023-05-24
    ➕
    EIGNER, Marc appointed
    director
  16. 2023-05-24
    ➕
    HINTON, Christopher Andrew appointed
    director
  17. 2023-05-24
    ➕
    WAGSTAFF, Pippa Karen, Dr appointed
    director
  18. 2022-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2021-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2021-03-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2021-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2020-12-28
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    KITCHIN, Andrew Christopher resigned
    director
  23. 2020-11-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  24. 2020-06-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  25. 2016-02-09
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    Company incorporated
    As A K WELL SERVICES LIMITED
  26. 2016-02-09
    ➕
    ADAMS, Stewart Ian appointed
    director
  27. 2016-02-09
    ➕
    KITCHIN, Andrew Christopher appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • 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

Carriden Drilling Services Ltd holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

🏛️
Carriden Drilling Services Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
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A K WELL SERVICES LIMITED
This company · SC526455

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Carriden Drilling Services Ltd
Corporate entity
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Scotswell Consulting Limitedceased 23/06/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2016-02-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

C/O A9 Accountancy Limited Elm House
Cradlehall Business Park
Inverness
IV2 5GH
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-02
Last: 2026-01-19

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

ADAMS, Stewart Ian→
director · ~59y · appointed 2016-02-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
EIGNER, Marc→
director · ~54y · appointed 2023-05-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HINTON, Christopher Andrew→
director · ~44y · appointed 2023-05-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KITCHIN, Andrew Christopher→
director · ~74y · appointed 2016-02-09 · resigned 2020-12-28
Resigned
WAGSTAFF, Pippa Karen, Dr→
director · ~65y · appointed 2023-05-24 · resigned 2024-05-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-25
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-05-01
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-08-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-08-21