a.k. lander limited Company Information
Company Number
03495798
Next Accounts
Sep 2025
Shareholders
westerleigh group holdings ltd
2495447 ontario inc.
Group Structure
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Industry
Funeral and related activities
+1Registered Address
head office, westerleigh crematorium, westerleigh road westerleigh, bristol, BS37 8QP
Website
www.aklander.co.uka.k. lander limited Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of A.K. LANDER LIMITED at £719.9k based on a Turnover of £1.3m and 0.57x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
a.k. lander limited Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of A.K. LANDER LIMITED at £0 based on an EBITDA of £-157.2k and a 3.86x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
a.k. lander limited Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of A.K. LANDER LIMITED at £2.7m based on Net Assets of £1.1m and 2.55x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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A.k. Lander Limited Overview
A.k. Lander Limited is a live company located in westerleigh road westerleigh, BS37 8QP with a Companies House number of 03495798. It operates in the other manufacturing n.e.c. sector, SIC Code 32990. Founded in January 1998, it's largest shareholder is westerleigh group holdings ltd with a 96.4% stake. A.k. Lander Limited is a mature, small sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £1.3m with declining growth in recent years.
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A.k. Lander Limited Health Check
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded A.K. Lander Limited a 2 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 2 measures and has 9 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs


2 Strong

1 Regular

9 Weak

Size
annual sales of £1.3m, make it smaller than the average company (£8m)
- A.k. Lander Limited
£8m - Industry AVG

Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of -12%, show it is growing at a slower rate (5.3%)
- A.k. Lander Limited
5.3% - Industry AVG

Production
with a gross margin of 30.7%, this company has a higher cost of product (46.5%)
- A.k. Lander Limited
46.5% - Industry AVG

Profitability
an operating margin of -16.7% make it less profitable than the average company (9.7%)
- A.k. Lander Limited
9.7% - Industry AVG

Employees
with 6 employees, this is below the industry average (42)
- A.k. Lander Limited
42 - Industry AVG

Pay Structure
on an average salary of £37.6k, the company has an equivalent pay structure (£37.6k)
- A.k. Lander Limited
£37.6k - Industry AVG

Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £210k, this is more efficient (£155k)
- A.k. Lander Limited
£155k - Industry AVG

Debtor Days
it gets paid by customers after 82 days, this is later than average (37 days)
- A.k. Lander Limited
37 days - Industry AVG

Creditor Days
its suppliers are paid after 66 days, this is slower than average (34 days)
- A.k. Lander Limited
34 days - Industry AVG

Stock Days
it holds stock equivalent to 153 days, this is more than average (37 days)
- A.k. Lander Limited
37 days - Industry AVG

Cash Balance
has cash to cover current liabilities for 1 weeks, this is less cash available to meet short term requirements (15 weeks)
1 weeks - A.k. Lander Limited
15 weeks - Industry AVG

Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 80.8%, this is a higher level of debt than the average (46.9%)
80.8% - A.k. Lander Limited
46.9% - Industry AVG
A.K. LANDER LIMITED financials

A.K. Lander Limited's latest turnover from December 2023 is estimated at £1.3 million and the company has net assets of £1.1 million. According to their latest financial statements, we estimate that A.K. Lander Limited has 6 employees and maintains cash reserves of £170.3 thousand as reported in the balance sheet.
Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2009 | |
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Turnover | 2,338,941 | 2,142,840 | 1,828,159 | 2,132,286 | 1,987,763 | 1,949,737 | 1,739,552 | 1,581,063 | 1,631,732 | 1,610,903 | 1,607,569 | 1,429,449 | 1,490,016 | 1,218,954 | |
Other Income Or Grants | |||||||||||||||
Cost Of Sales | 851,207 | 749,184 | 650,994 | 777,670 | 754,689 | 748,069 | 679,476 | 613,391 | 642,612 | 657,659 | 661,521 | 587,044 | 648,900 | 512,584 | |
Gross Profit | 1,487,734 | 1,393,656 | 1,177,165 | 1,354,616 | 1,233,074 | 1,201,668 | 1,060,076 | 967,672 | 989,120 | 953,244 | 946,048 | 842,405 | 841,116 | 706,370 | |
Admin Expenses | 1,193,804 | 1,208,527 | 1,144,807 | 1,110,545 | 964,055 | 884,790 | 826,259 | 786,473 | 754,998 | 715,426 | 690,106 | 729,405 | 782,277 | 683,125 | |
Operating Profit | 293,930 | 185,129 | 32,358 | 244,071 | 269,019 | 316,878 | 233,817 | 181,199 | 234,122 | 237,818 | 255,942 | 113,000 | 58,839 | 23,245 | |
Interest Payable | |||||||||||||||
Interest Receivable | 612 | 138 | 310 | 213 | 144 | 173 | 198 | 202 | 177 | 104 | |||||
Pre-Tax Profit | 294,542 | 185,129 | 32,496 | 244,381 | 269,232 | 317,022 | 233,990 | 181,397 | 234,324 | 237,995 | 256,046 | 113,000 | 58,839 | 23,245 | |
Tax | -7,890 | -1,613 | -717 | -406 | -850 | 212 | 406 | -3,691 | -2,344 | -2,318 | -3,333 | -3,712 | -4,890 | -6,219 | |
Profit After Tax | 286,652 | 183,516 | 31,779 | 243,975 | 268,382 | 317,234 | 234,396 | 177,706 | 231,980 | 235,677 | 252,713 | 109,288 | 53,949 | 17,026 | |
Dividends Paid | 1,270,000 | 315,000 | |||||||||||||
Retained Profit | 286,652 | 183,516 | 31,779 | -1,026,025 | 268,382 | 317,234 | 234,396 | 177,706 | 231,980 | 235,677 | -62,287 | 109,288 | 53,949 | 17,026 | |
Employee Costs | 662,240 | 601,982 | 570,630 | 515,453 | 502,268 | 477,539 | 510,546 | 515,112 | 427,798 | ||||||
Number Of Employees | 25 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 17 | |
EBITDA* | 343,418 | 227,017 | 63,313 | 277,219 | 300,644 | 353,821 | 272,669 | 217,681 | 265,339 | 260,419 | 278,706 | 135,415 | 82,648 | 47,881 |
* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2009 | |
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Tangible Assets | 698,722 | 607,419 | 616,024 | 588,368 | 581,276 | 579,583 | 589,242 | 581,813 | 588,691 | 481,415 | 56,455 | 54,407 | 69,939 | 83,529 | 95,319 |
Intangible Assets | 3,125 | 5,625 | 8,125 | 10,625 | 13,125 | 15,625 | 18,125 | 20,625 | |||||||
Investments & Other | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||||||||||||
Debtors (Due After 1 year) | |||||||||||||||
Total Fixed Assets | 698,822 | 607,519 | 616,124 | 588,368 | 581,276 | 579,583 | 589,242 | 584,938 | 594,316 | 489,540 | 67,080 | 67,532 | 85,564 | 101,654 | 115,944 |
Stock & work in progress | 367,933 | 377,953 | 295,069 | 253,259 | 176,685 | 134,518 | 138,997 | 166,462 | 134,648 | 166,862 | 179,508 | 189,564 | 158,187 | 179,634 | 120,440 |
Trade Debtors | 285,809 | 185,447 | 129,230 | 144,341 | 105,866 | 73,680 | 71,402 | 109,010 | 73,607 | 88,366 | 119,665 | 121,660 | 90,568 | 145,571 | 125,040 |
Group Debtors | 3,649,379 | 4,063,095 | 3,843,052 | 3,772,002 | 3,625,443 | 3,420,508 | 2,994,419 | 2,707,440 | 2,392,849 | 2,134,361 | 2,114,912 | 1,606,311 | 1,035,012 | 688,737 | 494,787 |
Misc Debtors | 344,043 | 27,031 | 97,723 | 30,142 | 30,387 | 30,178 | 12,551 | 11,677 | 12,883 | 23,344 | 22,312 | 22,248 | 23,725 | 20,647 | 25,532 |
Cash | 170,314 | 329,655 | 258,250 | 202,584 | 14,221 | 16,337 | 30,969 | 30,506 | 16,534 | 30,484 | 16,933 | 13,481 | 5,716 | 7,203 | 2,158 |
misc current assets | |||||||||||||||
total current assets | 4,817,478 | 4,983,181 | 4,623,324 | 4,402,328 | 3,952,602 | 3,675,221 | 3,248,338 | 3,025,095 | 2,630,521 | 2,443,417 | 2,453,330 | 1,953,264 | 1,313,208 | 1,041,792 | 767,957 |
total assets | 5,516,300 | 5,590,700 | 5,239,448 | 4,990,696 | 4,533,878 | 4,254,804 | 3,837,580 | 3,610,033 | 3,224,837 | 2,932,957 | 2,520,410 | 2,020,796 | 1,398,772 | 1,143,446 | 883,901 |
Bank overdraft | |||||||||||||||
Bank loan | |||||||||||||||
Trade Creditors | 158,710 | 106,454 | 143,839 | 156,131 | 115,427 | 139,049 | 121,991 | 141,182 | 79,360 | 112,572 | 124,595 | 115,731 | 102,470 | 141,397 | 107,232 |
Group/Directors Accounts | 4,068,379 | 4,028,010 | 4,022,857 | 3,856,127 | 3,517,339 | 2,185,303 | 2,055,879 | 2,146,316 | 2,068,900 | 1,938,296 | 1,736,452 | 1,471,655 | 833,040 | 649,089 | 500,458 |
other short term finances | |||||||||||||||
hp & lease commitments | |||||||||||||||
other current liabilities | 203,364 | 192,612 | 103,605 | 192,807 | 147,260 | 150,575 | 148,215 | 128,274 | 116,712 | 99,930 | 109,184 | 118,545 | 84,443 | 82,078 | 58,246 |
total current liabilities | 4,430,453 | 4,327,076 | 4,270,301 | 4,205,065 | 3,780,026 | 2,474,927 | 2,326,085 | 2,415,772 | 2,264,972 | 2,150,798 | 1,970,231 | 1,705,931 | 1,019,953 | 872,564 | 665,936 |
loans | |||||||||||||||
hp & lease commitments | |||||||||||||||
Accruals and Deferred Income | |||||||||||||||
other liabilities | |||||||||||||||
provisions | 26,908 | 7,825 | 363 | 2,030 | 3,381 | 4,413 | |||||||||
total long term liabilities | 26,908 | 7,825 | 363 | 2,030 | 3,381 | 4,413 | |||||||||
total liabilities | 4,457,361 | 4,334,901 | 4,270,301 | 4,205,065 | 3,780,026 | 2,474,927 | 2,326,085 | 2,415,772 | 2,264,972 | 2,150,798 | 1,970,231 | 1,706,294 | 1,021,983 | 875,945 | 670,349 |
net assets | 1,058,939 | 1,255,799 | 969,147 | 785,631 | 753,852 | 1,779,877 | 1,511,495 | 1,194,261 | 959,865 | 782,159 | 550,179 | 314,502 | 376,789 | 267,501 | 213,552 |
total shareholders funds | 1,058,939 | 1,255,799 | 969,147 | 785,631 | 753,852 | 1,779,877 | 1,511,495 | 1,194,261 | 959,865 | 782,159 | 550,179 | 314,502 | 376,789 | 267,501 | 213,552 |
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2009 | |
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Operating Activities | |||||||||||||||
Operating Profit | 293,930 | 185,129 | 32,358 | 244,071 | 269,019 | 316,878 | 233,817 | 181,199 | 234,122 | 237,818 | 255,942 | 113,000 | 58,839 | 23,245 | |
Depreciation | 52,823 | 49,488 | 41,888 | 30,955 | 33,148 | 31,625 | 33,818 | 36,352 | 33,982 | 28,717 | 20,101 | 20,264 | 19,915 | 21,309 | 22,136 |
Amortisation | 3,125 | 2,500 | 2,500 | 2,500 | 2,500 | 2,500 | 2,500 | 2,500 | 2,500 | ||||||
Tax | -7,890 | -1,613 | -717 | -406 | -850 | 212 | 406 | -3,691 | -2,344 | -2,318 | -3,333 | -3,712 | -4,890 | -6,219 | |
Stock | -10,020 | 82,884 | 41,810 | 76,574 | 42,167 | -4,479 | -27,465 | 31,814 | -32,214 | -12,646 | -10,056 | 31,377 | -21,447 | 59,194 | 120,440 |
Debtors | 3,658 | 205,568 | 123,520 | 184,789 | 237,330 | 445,994 | 250,245 | 348,788 | 233,268 | -10,818 | 506,670 | 600,914 | 294,350 | 209,596 | 645,359 |
Creditors | 52,256 | -37,385 | -12,292 | 40,704 | -23,622 | 17,058 | -19,191 | 61,822 | -33,212 | -12,023 | 8,864 | 13,261 | -38,927 | 34,165 | 107,232 |
Accruals and Deferred Income | 10,752 | 89,007 | -89,202 | 45,547 | -3,315 | 2,360 | 19,941 | 11,562 | 16,782 | -9,254 | -9,361 | 34,102 | 2,365 | 23,832 | 58,246 |
Deferred Taxes & Provisions | 19,083 | 7,825 | -363 | -1,667 | -1,351 | -1,032 | 4,413 | ||||||||
Cash flow from operations | 106,523 | -41,420 | -112,516 | -29,621 | -122,303 | 132,003 | -34,143 | -3,494 | 265,182 | -239,373 | -311,222 | -179,113 | -134,067 | -554,246 | |
Investing Activities | |||||||||||||||
capital expenditure | |||||||||||||||
Change in Investments | 100 | ||||||||||||||
cash flow from investments | |||||||||||||||
Financing Activities | |||||||||||||||
Bank loans | |||||||||||||||
Group/Directors Accounts | 40,369 | 5,153 | 166,730 | 338,788 | 1,332,036 | 129,424 | -90,437 | 77,416 | 130,604 | 201,844 | 264,797 | 638,615 | 183,951 | 148,631 | 500,458 |
Other Short Term Loans | |||||||||||||||
Long term loans | |||||||||||||||
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments | |||||||||||||||
other long term liabilities | |||||||||||||||
share issue | |||||||||||||||
interest | 612 | 138 | 310 | 213 | 144 | 173 | 198 | 202 | 177 | 104 | |||||
cash flow from financing | 5,765 | 166,730 | 338,926 | 1,332,346 | 129,637 | -90,293 | 77,589 | 130,802 | 202,046 | 264,974 | 638,719 | 183,951 | 148,631 | 696,984 | |
cash and cash equivalents | |||||||||||||||
cash | -159,341 | 71,405 | 55,666 | 188,363 | -2,116 | -14,632 | 463 | 13,972 | -13,950 | 13,551 | 3,452 | 7,765 | -1,487 | 5,045 | 2,158 |
overdraft | |||||||||||||||
change in cash | -159,341 | 71,405 | 55,666 | 188,363 | -2,116 | -14,632 | 463 | 13,972 | -13,950 | 13,551 | 3,452 | 7,765 | -1,487 | 5,045 | 2,158 |
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A.k. Lander Limited Competitor Analysis

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a.k. lander limited Ownership
A.K. LANDER LIMITED group structure
A.K. Lander Limited has 1 subsidiary company.
Ultimate parent company
WESTERN TOPCO LTD
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2 parents
A.K. LANDER LIMITED
03495798
1 subsidiary
a.k. lander limited directors
A.K. Lander Limited currently has 4 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr Ian McArdle (Dec 2018) and Mr Roger McLaughlan (Mar 2020).
officer | country | age | start | end | role |
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Mr Ian McArdle | 58 years | Dec 2018 | - | Director | |
Mr Roger McLaughlan | United Kingdom | 61 years | Mar 2020 | - | Director |
Mrs Zoe Tindall-Doman | United Kingdom | 52 years | Apr 2021 | - | Director |
Ms Deborah Smith | England | 60 years | Jan 2022 | - | Director |
P&L
December 2023turnover
1.3m
-46%
operating profit
-210k
0%
gross margin
30.7%
-51.81%
turnover
Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.
Balance Sheet
December 2023net assets
1.1m
-0.16%
total assets
5.5m
-0.01%
cash
170.3k
-0.48%
net assets
Total assets minus all liabilities
a.k. lander limited company details
company number
03495798
Type
Private limited with Share Capital
industry
96030 - Funeral and related activities
32990 - Other manufacturing n.e.c.
incorporation date
January 1998
age
27
incorporated
UK
ultimate parent company
accounts
Audit Exemption Subsidiary
last accounts submitted
December 2023
previous names
overaudio limited (February 1998)
accountant
-
auditor
-
address
head office, westerleigh crematorium, westerleigh road westerleigh, bristol, BS37 8QP
Bank
LLOYDS TSB BANK PLC
Legal Advisor
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a.k. lander limited Charges & Mortgages
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a.k. lander limited Companies House Filings - See Documents
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