AVF GROUP LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01339678 · ltd · incorporated 1977-11-21
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
61/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46439
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Special-situation opportunityDistressed wholesale with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.
Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 57/100. Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 10 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (53/100).
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Refinance opportunity
19 live charges · 10 lenders · oldest 46.8y
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 46.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 10 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 53/100 (high).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
19 charges (19/19 with lender, 19/19 with type)
90
Directors & officers
19 officers (4 active, 19 linked, 14 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
185 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
61/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
51
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Profitable
Profit before tax £32,243
Turned profitable
Returned to profit this year
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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £8.08M |
| Operating profit | — | £-302.7k |
| Profit before tax | £32.2k | £-456.7k |
| Average employees | 3600 | 3600 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (89 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-10-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-10-07➕WAN, Dan appointeddirector
- 2025-10-07➖XIE, Menghong resigneddirector
- 2025-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-07-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-07-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-06-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-06-30📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-06-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-06-16➕LYU, Yaqi appointeddirector
- 2025-06-16➕SUN, Gang appointeddirector
- 2025-06-16➖KEENAN, Anna May resignedsecretary
- 2025-06-16➖GALLIMORE, David Andrew resigneddirector
- 2025-06-16➖KEENAN, Anna May resigneddirector
- 2025-06-16➕XIE, Menghong appointeddirector
- 2025-04-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-26📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-11-26🔓Charge satisfied #17
- 2024-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-28📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-06-27📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-06-27🔒Charge registered #19Lender: Praetura Commercial Finance Limited
- 2024-06-27🔓Charge satisfied #18
- 2023-12-22📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-09-27📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-09-25📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-04-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-29📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-01-14📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-01-04🔒Charge registered #18Lender: Santander UK PLC
- 2020-01-16🔒Charge registered #17Lender: Shawbrook Bank Limited
- 2020-01-14🔓Charge satisfied #15
- 2020-01-03➕WEST, Simon Johnathan appointeddirector
- 2018-02-19🔓Charge satisfied #16
- 2016-07-01➕KEENAN, Anna May appointeddirector
- 2015-12-31➕KEENAN, Anna May appointedsecretary
- 2015-12-31➖RILEY, Joseph Kenneth Michael resignedsecretary
- 2015-12-31➖RILEY, Joseph Kenneth Michael resigneddirector
- 2015-02-20🔒Charge registered #16Lender: Santander UK PLC
- 2015-02-20🔒Charge registered #15Lender: Santander UK PLC
- 2015-02-12🔓Charge satisfied #14
- 2015-02-12🔓Charge satisfied #13
- 2015-02-12🔓Charge satisfied #12
- 2015-02-12🔓Charge satisfied #11
- 2015-02-12🔓Charge satisfied #10
- 2015-02-12🔓Charge satisfied #9
- 2010-09-20➕RILEY, Joseph Kenneth Michael appointeddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 89 events
Owner dependency
40/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome 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.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
Red flags
1 high · 2 med ·Confirmation statement overdue
highAnnual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-21
4 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: KEENAN, Anna May resigned 2025-06-16; GALLIMORE, David Andrew resigned 2025-06-16; KEENAN, Anna May resigned 2025-06-16
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Avf Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Avf Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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AVF GROUP LIMITED
This company · 01339678
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Avf Holdings Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.K. WILLIAMS AND SONS LIMITED→ 00223706 · est 1927 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 98y | — | — |
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| ABSOLUTE CHAOS LIMITED→ 07529624 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| ACE SUPPLIES UK LTD→ 03006923 · est 1995 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 31y | — | — |
| ADG STORE LTD→ 16700306 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ADOLA LTD→ 17114869 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ALLAN BENNETT LTD→ 01867053 · est 1984 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 41y | — | — |
| ANG FOODS LTD→ 16196818 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AVIAT AIRCRAFT (UK) LIMITED→ 04547921 · est 2002 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
| AVOCOCO LTD→ 13423956 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
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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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1977-11-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46439 — SIC 46439
Registered office
Road 30 Hortonwood
Telford
Shropshire
TF1 7YE
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-29
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-21OVERDUE
Last: 2025-05-07
Officers (4 active · 15 resigned)
Active
Active
Active
WEST, Simon Johnathan→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2020-01-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CORNES, William Henry→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1995-06-30
DAVIS, Anthony Brian→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-08-18 · resigned 2010-09-06
GALLIMORE, David Andrew→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1995-06-30 · resigned 2004-08-18
KEENAN, Anna May→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2015-12-31 · resigned 2025-06-16
RILEY, Joseph Kenneth Michael→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2010-09-06 · resigned 2015-12-31
BAILEY, Peter→
Resigneddirector · ~93y · resigned 1998-07-02
DAVIES, Terence Clive→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 1998-07-03 · resigned 1999-09-16
DAVIS, Anthony Brian→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2004-08-18 · resigned 2010-09-06
DIMELOE, Peter William→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 1993-08-25 · resigned 1995-05-31
DIMOND, Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 1995-11-24 · resigned 2007-05-04
GALLIMORE, David Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · resigned 2025-06-16
KEENAN, Anna May→
Resigneddirector · ~44y · appointed 2016-07-01 · resigned 2025-06-16
KRAUSHAR, Christopher Arthur Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~86y · resigned 2004-08-18
RILEY, Joseph Kenneth Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2010-09-20 · resigned 2015-12-31
XIE, Menghong→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2025-06-16 · resigned 2025-10-07
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Mortgages & charges
19
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:19 of 19 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Praetura Commercial Finance Praetura Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | — | 27/06/2024 | — | |
| satisfied | Santander Santander UK PLC | A registered charge | — | 04/01/2022 | 27/06/2024 | |
| satisfied | Shawbrook Shawbrook Bank Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 16/01/2020 | 26/11/2024 | |
| satisfied | Santander Santander UK PLC | A registered charge | — | 20/02/2015 | 19/02/2018 | |
| satisfied | Santander Santander UK PLC | A registered charge | — | 20/02/2015 | 14/01/2020 | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Yorkshire Bank) | Mortgage of policy | 1 property | 20/03/2008 | 12/02/2015 | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Yorkshire Bank) | Mortgage of policy | 1 property | 20/03/2008 | 12/02/2015 | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Yorkshire Bank) | Mortgage of policy | 1 property | 20/03/2008 | 12/02/2015 | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Yorkshire Bank) | Debenture | 1 property | 20/03/2008 | 12/02/2015 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 18/08/2004 | 12/02/2015 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Omnibus guarantee and set-off agreement | 1 property | 18/08/2004 | 12/02/2015 | |
| satisfied | Forward Trust Forward Trust Limited | Chattels mortgage | 1 property | 02/08/1996 | 25/08/2004 | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Fixed and floating charge | 1 property | 01/07/1996 | 01/10/2004 | |
| satisfied | David Stevens | Guarantee and debenture | 1 property | 13/03/1992 | 04/07/1995 | |
| satisfied | Colin Stevens | Guarantee and debenture | 1 property | 13/03/1992 | 04/07/1995 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 06/07/1990 | 24/07/1996 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Charge and assignment | 1 property | 08/08/1989 | 24/07/1996 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 02/01/1980 | 24/07/1996 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 06/08/1979 | 24/07/1996 |
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Recent filings (185 total)
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-30
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-06-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-27
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-22
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-06-28