AFFORDABLE HOUSING LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
04383023 · ltd · incorporated 2002-02-27
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
67 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-28 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-08📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2016-03-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2015-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-09-15📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2015-09-14📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-02-28➕BAINS, Amarjit Kaur appointeddirector
- 2014-02-28➖BAINS, Sundeep Kaur resigneddirector
- 2010-04-01➖BAINS, Ranbir Singh resigneddirector
- 2010-04-01➕BAINS, Sundeep Kaur appointeddirector
- 2002-02-27🏢Company incorporatedAs AFFORDABLE HOUSING LIMITED
- 2002-02-27➕BAINS, Amarjit Kaur appointedsecretary
- 2002-02-27➕BAINS, Ranbir Singh appointeddirector
Owner dependency
90/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
88/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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 Amarjit Kaur Bains Individual · British · DOB 09/1960 · age 66 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 126 ALDENHAM ROAD LTD→ 09072417 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| 4D DEVELOPMENTS LTD→ 10014418 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| 74 LEXHAM GARDENS LIMITED→ 02857058 · est 1993 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 32y | — | — |
| ABSOLUTE PUBLISHING LIMITED→ 09210153 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| ACADEMY FOR SICKLE CELL AND THALASSAEMIA (ASCAT) LTD→ 14584856 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ADJEI-AMOAH LTD→ 15122872 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ADOM ORGANISATION LTD→ 16408105 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AEDP LLP→ OC457664 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AFISHAL PRODUCTIONS LIMITED→ 13272307 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| AFRICA MISSIONS GLOBAL→ 16462517 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AIR AND CLIMATE LP→ LP019218 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| AJC ELECTRICAL LLP→ OC338683 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-02-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
14 Station Road
Watford
WD17 1EG
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-13
Last: 2026-02-27
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
BAINS, Amarjit Kaur→
Activesecretary · appointed 2002-02-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BAINS, Amarjit Kaur→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2014-02-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BAINS, Ranbir Singh→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2002-02-27 · resigned 2010-04-01
BAINS, Sundeep Kaur→
Resigneddirector · ~39y · appointed 2010-04-01 · resigned 2014-02-28
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Recent filings (67 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-03-21