AKV27 LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC641981 · ltd · incorporated 2019-09-19
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£15.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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 (72/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £15,111

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£15k
Current Assets
£115k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-09-30
Total assets£106.6k
Current assets£115.1k
Net assets£15.1k

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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 2 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-23
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-09-26
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2025-06-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2024-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-09-29
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2023-09-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2023-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-06-22
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2022-10-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2022-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-11-05
    SUBRAMANIYAM, Suthaharan resigned
    director
  13. 2021-11-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2021-11-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2021-11-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2021-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-06-16
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  18. 2019-09-19
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    Company incorporated
    As AKV27 LTD
  19. 2019-09-19
    ATPUTHARAJAH, Kenny Viroshan appointed
    director
  20. 2019-09-19
    SUBRAMANIYAM, Suthaharan appointed
    director
  21. 2019-09-19
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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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Kenny Viroshan Atputharajah
Individual · Sri Lankan · DOB 04/1989 · age 37
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control19/09/2019

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
Incorporated2019-09-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47110 — Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating

Registered office

144 - 146 Walker Road
Aberdeen
AB11 8BX
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-25
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-02
Last: 2025-09-18

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

ATPUTHARAJAH, Kenny Viroshan
director · ~37y · appointed 2019-09-19
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Active
SUBRAMANIYAM, Suthaharan
director · ~47y · appointed 2019-09-19 · resigned 2021-11-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (23 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-26
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-06
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-09-26
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-22
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-28