AK RETAIL NORTH LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC699679 · ltd · incorporated 2021-05-24
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£-1.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 47300Retail sale of automotive fuel in specialised stores
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 2.5y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 2.5 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (73/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 · FRS 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £1,218
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£1k
Current Assets
£16k
Current Liabilities
—
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £-618 |
| Current assets | £16.5k |
| Net assets | £-1.2k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-17📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-10📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-12-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-24📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-10-24📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-10-19🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC ("the Bank")
- 2023-10-19🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC ("the Bank")
- 2023-02-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-24🏢Company incorporatedAs AK RETAIL NORTH LTD
- 2021-05-24➕ASHRAF, Usman appointeddirector
- 2021-05-24➕KHOKHAR, Aamir appointeddirector
- 2021-05-24📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Aamir Khokhar Individual · British · DOB 08/1980 · age 46 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 24/05/2021 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Usman Ashrafceased 10/12/2024· 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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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-05-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47110 — Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
Registered office
16 Balblair Road
Airdrie
Lanarkshire
ML6 6GQ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-27
Last: 2025-04-13
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
ASHRAF, Usman→
Activedirector · ~29y · appointed 2021-05-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KHOKHAR, Aamir→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2021-05-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC ("the Bank") | A registered charge | — | 19/10/2023 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC ("the Bank") | A registered charge | — | 19/10/2023 | — |
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Recent filings (14 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-12
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-12-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-28
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-10-24
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-28
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-05-24