AFRINOON CONSULTANCY LTD

💤Zombieactive
04399212 · ltd · incorporated 2002-03-20
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£2.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
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  • 85590Other education n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). 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: medium (78/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
75 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,004
Net assets shrinking
Down £17,269 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£2k
↓ 90% YoY
Current Assets
£350
↓ 99% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£6k£11k£17k£22k£28kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£2.0k£19.3k
Current assets£350£27.7k
Net assets£2.0k£19.3k

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 (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-12
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  2. 2024-12-27
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  3. 2023-12-22
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  4. 2023-01-17
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  5. 2021-12-31
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  6. 2021-03-26
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    address · AD01
  7. 2020-12-29
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  8. 2020-01-08
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  9. 2018-12-22
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  10. 2017-12-04
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  11. 2017-01-04
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  12. 2016-04-14
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    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2016-04-14
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    address · AD01
  14. 2016-04-14
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  15. 2016-01-04
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  16. 2014-03-30
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    NOON, Glen Stephen resigned
    director
  17. 2010-04-01
    ➖
    NOON, Glen Stephan resigned
    secretary
  18. 2010-04-01
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    NOON, Glen Stephen appointed
    director
  19. 2004-10-01
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    NOON, Glen Stephen resigned
    director
  20. 2003-12-01
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    NOON, Glen Stephen appointed
    director
  21. 2002-03-20
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    Company incorporated
    As AFRINOON CONSULTANCY LTD
  22. 2002-03-20
    ➕
    NOON, Karen Miranda appointed
    director
  23. 2002-03-20
    ➕
    NOON, Glen Stephan appointed
    secretary
  24. 2002-03-20
    ➕
    DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2002-03-20
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    DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2002-03-20
    ➕
    DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 2002-03-20
    ➖
    DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "NOON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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

clean
No 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Karen Miranda Noon
Individual · Dutch · DOB 02/1966 · age 60
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2002-03-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

6 Westhill Crescent
Paignton
TQ3 2LU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-27
Last: 2026-03-13

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

NOON, Karen Miranda→
director · ~60y · appointed 2002-03-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NOON, Glen Stephan→
secretary · appointed 2002-03-20 · resigned 2010-04-01
Resigned
DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-03-20 · resigned 2002-03-20
Resigned
NOON, Glen Stephen→
director · ~66y · appointed 2010-04-01 · resigned 2014-03-30
Resigned
NOON, Glen Stephen→
director · ~66y · appointed 2003-12-01 · resigned 2004-10-01
Resigned
DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-03-20 · resigned 2002-03-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (75 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-01-08