AKI UK LIMITED
Company number 05557484 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
AKI UK LIMITED is a small, stable niche player in the UK textile and clothing agency sector, functioning primarily as a UK-facing conduit for its Indian parent company, Aki India Private Limited. While the business has demonstrated consistent net asset growth over its near-20-year history, recent balance sheet expansion has been disproportionately liability-funded, with the leverage ratio deteriorating from 37% to 67% between 2023 and 2025 — a trend that warrants monitoring given the company's limited scale and absence of fixed asset collateral. The company's competitive position rests on vertical integration with its Indian manufacturing connections rather than domestic market differentiation, leaving it exposed to sector headwinds including post-Brexit trade friction, supply chain cost inflation, and the structural shift away from traditional wholesale intermediary models.
Shareholders' funds
£159,416
Balance sheet as at 2025-03-31
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 2005-09-08
- Employees
- 3 (2025 accounts)
- Registered office
- Waters Meet Willow Avenue, Denham, Uxbridge, England, UB9 4AF
- Postcode
- UB9 4AF
- Capital
- 185,000 GBP
- Accounts category
- Micro
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-03-31
- Next due by
- 2026-12-31
- Financial year end
- 31 March
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-08-12
- Next due by
- 2027-08-26
Nature of business (SIC)
- 46160 Agents involved in the sale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods
Officers 6 current · 5 resigned
Previous registered addresses 2
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 17 WESTPORT COURT, NORWOOD GARDEN, HAYES, MIDDLESEX UB4 9LX | 2007-01-25 |
| 17 WESTPORT COURT, NORWOOD GARDEN, HAYES, MIDDLESEX UB4 9LX | 2007-01-25 |
Among its peers
Top 5%
by shareholders' funds, of 29 similar companies in UB
Among the biggest employers among its local peers (3 staff).
3rd oldest of its local peers, trading since 2005.
Competitors Hayes
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3. FIRELOG LTD
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4. KALANISI LTD
This company ranks 1 among agents involved in the sale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods in Hayes.
The class of 2005
34%
of the 154,486 companies incorporated in 2005 are still active today; 63% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.