AFLEX HOSE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

01088141 · ltd · incorporated 1972-12-21

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 22210

Sector: Manufacturing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

28930SIC 28930
32500SIC 32500

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

14 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 48.5y

25/100

too messy

Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.

· Oldest live charge is 48.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 45/100 (high).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

14 charges (14/14 with lender, 14/14 with type)

Directors & officers

21 officers (5 active, 21 linked, 16 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

193 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (80 events)Click to expand

2026-04-21
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officers · RP01AP01
2025-09-17
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accounts · AA
2025-09-17
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accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-09-17
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legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-09-17
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legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-04-25
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capital · SH01
2024-10-29
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accounts · AA
2024-10-29
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accounts · PARENT_ACC
2024-10-09
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legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2024-10-09
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legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2023-12-12
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BUTT, Abdul Mudassar resigned
director
2023-12-12
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officers · TM01
2023-11-06
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accounts · AA
2023-10-14
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legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2023-10-14
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legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2023-10-14
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legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2022-09-30
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accounts · AA
2022-01-12
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officers · AP01
2022-01-12
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officers · TM01
2022-01-01
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BUTT, Abdul Mudassar appointed
director
2021-12-31
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WRIGHT, James Henry resigned
director
2021-09-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-31
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WHALEN IV, James Lawrence resigned
director
2019-12-13
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GODZICZ, Susan Mary resigned
director
2019-12-11
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HOOPER, Neil appointed
director
2019-12-11
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SILVER, Andrew Gordon appointed
director
2019-12-11
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WRIGHT, James Henry appointed
director
2019-07-23
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MAGOR, Christopher Andrew resigned
director
2019-05-15
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HUDSON, Jeremy Robert resigned
director
2018-01-01
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COYNE, Sean appointed
director
2017-09-01
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MILLEN, Peter appointed
secretary
2017-09-01
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ROBSON, Andrew John resigned
secretary
2017-02-13
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MILLEN, Peter appointed
director
2016-12-16
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SEDGEWICK-LOGAN, Anthony resigned
director
2016-12-02
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Charge satisfied #14
2016-12-02
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Charge satisfied #13
2016-12-02
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Charge satisfied #12
2016-12-02
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Charge satisfied #11
2016-12-02
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Charge satisfied #10
2016-12-02
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Charge satisfied #9
2016-12-02
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Charge satisfied #8
2016-11-29
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ROBSON, Andrew John appointed
secretary
2016-11-29
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WHITWORTH, Barrie Finbar resigned
secretary
2016-11-29
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WHITWORTH, Dorothy resigned
secretary
2016-11-29
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GODZICZ, Susan Mary appointed
director
2016-11-29
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HERBERT, Anthony resigned
director
2016-11-29
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HUDSON, Jeremy Robert appointed
director
2016-11-29
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MAGOR, Christopher Andrew appointed
director
2016-11-29
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SEDGEWICK-LOGAN, Anthony appointed
director
2016-11-29
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SETON ANDERSON, Roderick resigned
director

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Owner dependency

48/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 53 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Spirax-Sarco Investments Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Spirax-Sarco Investments Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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AFLEX HOSE LIMITED

This company · 01088141

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Spirax-Sarco Investments Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	29/11/2016

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

Incorporated1972-12-21

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC22210 — SIC 22210

Registered office

Aflex Hose Limited Dyson Wood Way

Bradley

Huddersfield

HD2 1GZ

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-14

Last: 2026-03-31