AFFLECK AND MOFFAT(DARLINGTON),LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
00204157 · ltd · incorporated 1925-02-28
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (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: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · oldest 70.5y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 70.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
103 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
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-11-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-11-05📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-11-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-11-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-11-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-11-05📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2021-11-04➖CROSLAND, Elizabeth Mary resignedsecretary
- 2021-11-04➖CROSLAND, Elizabeth Mary resigneddirector
- 2021-11-04➖CROSLAND, Richard resigneddirector
- 2021-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2012-11-30➕HENDRIX, Emma Louise Mary appointeddirector
- 2009-12-31➖HENDRIX, Emma Louise Mary resigneddirector
- 2009-10-27➕HENDRIX, Emma Louise Mary appointeddirector
- 1989-09-27🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 1989-09-12🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Midland Bank PLC
- 1983-02-17🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Midland Bank PLC
- 1955-11-03🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Midland Bank PLC
- 1925-02-28🏢Company incorporatedAs AFFLECK AND MOFFAT(DARLINGTON),LIMITED
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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
68/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 101 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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 |
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Mrs Emma Louise Mary Hendrix Individual · British · DOB 10/1974 · age 52 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 01/06/2017 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Richard Croslandceased 04/11/2021· 25-50% shares
- Mrs Elizabeth Mary Croslandceased 04/11/2021· 25-50% shares
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1925-02-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47710 — Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores
Registered office
8 Duke St,
Darlington,
Co.Durham
DL3 7AA
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-19
Last: 2025-11-05
Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
HENDRIX, Emma Louise Mary→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2012-11-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CROSLAND, Elizabeth Mary→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2021-11-04
CROSLAND, Elizabeth Mary→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · resigned 2021-11-04
CROSLAND, Richard→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · resigned 2021-11-04
HENDRIX, Emma Louise Mary→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 2009-10-27 · resigned 2009-12-31
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Charge | 1 property | 12/09/1989 | — | |
| outstanding | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Charge | 1 property | 17/02/1983 | — | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Mortgage and charge | 1 property | 03/11/1955 | 27/09/1989 |
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Recent filings (103 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-11-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-11-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-11-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-11-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-11-05