AKB TAX LIMITED

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SC739779 · ltd · incorporated 2022-07-29
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 Jul 2024
Net worth
£906
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Tax consultancy
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (73/100).

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
10 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £906

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£906
~ YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£181£362£544£725£906Jul 2023Jul 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-07-312023-07-31
Total assets£906£906
Net assets£906£906

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-18
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2025-10-14
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2025-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-09-04
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2024-07-02
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2022-07-29
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AKB TAX LIMITED
  8. 2022-07-29
    BEATTIE, Alison Karen appointed
    director
  9. 2022-07-29
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • 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
Alison Karen Beattie
Individual · British · DOB 05/1967 · age 59
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control29/07/2022

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
Incorporated2022-07-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC69203 — Tax consultancy

Registered office

16 Corunna Road
Bridge Of Don
Aberdeen
AB23 8DU
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-04-30
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-11
Last: 2025-07-28

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

BEATTIE, Alison Karen
director · ~59y · appointed 2022-07-29
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Recent filings (10 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-16
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-09-04
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-09
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-07-29