A.F. TECHNICAL SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03304757 · ltd · incorporated 1997-01-20
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: dormant / non-trading with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
12 officers (4 active, 12 linked, 7 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
81 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees00

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-08-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-09-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-03-31
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    HARRIS, Michael George resigned
    director
  7. 2021-03-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2020-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-04-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2018-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-08-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-08-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-01-29
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-08-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-02-02
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2013-12-31
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    SLACK, Mathew Stephen appointed
    secretary
  18. 2013-12-31
    ➕
    SLACK, Mathew Stephen appointed
    director
  19. 2013-12-31
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    BOSWORTH, John Robert resigned
    secretary
  20. 2013-12-31
    ➖
    BOSWORTH, John Robert resigned
    director
  21. 2007-10-01
    ➕
    FOSTER, Ian Henry appointed
    director
  22. 2007-10-01
    ➕
    THOMPSON, Richard appointed
    director
  23. 2007-10-01
    ➕
    BOSWORTH, John Robert appointed
    secretary
  24. 2007-10-01
    ➖
    FOSTER, Sandra Marjorie resigned
    secretary
  25. 2007-10-01
    ➕
    BOSWORTH, John Robert appointed
    director
  26. 2007-10-01
    ➖
    FOSTER, Henry William resigned
    director
  27. 2007-10-01
    ➖
    FOSTER, Sandra Marjorie resigned
    director
  28. 2007-10-01
    ➕
    HARRIS, Michael George appointed
    director
  29. 1997-01-20
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    Company incorporated
    As A.F. TECHNICAL SERVICES LIMITED
  30. 1997-01-20
    ➕
    FOSTER, Sandra Marjorie appointed
    secretary
  31. 1997-01-20
    ➕
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 1997-01-20
    ➖
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  33. 1997-01-20
    ➕
    FOSTER, Henry William appointed
    director
  34. 1997-01-20
    ➕
    FOSTER, Sandra Marjorie appointed
    director
  35. 1997-01-20
    ➕
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  36. 1997-01-20
    ➖
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

A F Switchgear Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
A F Switchgear Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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A.F. TECHNICAL SERVICES LIMITED
This company · 03304757

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
A F Switchgear Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/07/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1997-01-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

Nunn Brook Road
Sutton In Ashfield
Nottingham
NG17 2HU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-03
Last: 2026-01-20

Officers (4 active · 8 resigned)

SLACK, Mathew Stephen→
secretary · appointed 2013-12-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FOSTER, Ian Henry→
director · ~59y · appointed 2007-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SLACK, Mathew Stephen→
director · ~57y · appointed 2013-12-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
THOMPSON, Richard→
director · ~58y · appointed 2007-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BOSWORTH, John Robert→
secretary · appointed 2007-10-01 · resigned 2013-12-31
Resigned
FOSTER, Sandra Marjorie→
secretary · appointed 1997-01-20 · resigned 2007-10-01
Resigned
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-01-20 · resigned 1997-01-20
Resigned
BOSWORTH, John Robert→
director · ~77y · appointed 2007-10-01 · resigned 2013-12-31
Resigned
FOSTER, Henry William→
director · ~86y · appointed 1997-01-20 · resigned 2007-10-01
Resigned
FOSTER, Sandra Marjorie→
director · ~83y · appointed 1997-01-20 · resigned 2007-10-01
Resigned
HARRIS, Michael George→
director · ~73y · appointed 2007-10-01 · resigned 2021-03-31
Resigned
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-01-20 · resigned 1997-01-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (81 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-09-26