AFFINITY ASSOCIATES (MARLOW) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04430398 · ltd · incorporated 2002-05-02
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 24.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£41.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 69202Bookkeeping activities
  • 69203Tax consultancy
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 24.0y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 24.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
13 officers (2 active, 13 linked, 10 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
14 connected companies via shared directors
87
Filing history
105 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £41,464

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£70k
Net Worth
£41k
Current Assets
£542k
Current Liabilities
—
£0£108k£217k£325k£433k£542kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£86.4k—
Current assets£541.6k—
Cash£70.5k—
Debtors£470.4k—
Net assets£41.5k—
Average employees—0

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (46 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-30
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    AMIN, Dharmeshkumar resigned
    director
  3. 2025-12-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-08-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-07-14
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  6. 2024-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-09-28
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2024-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-09-24
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2024-05-31
    ➖
    JAMES, Timothy Richard resigned
    director
  11. 2024-05-31
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2023-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-06-01
    ➕
    JAMES, Timothy Richard appointed
    director
  14. 2022-06-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2022-06-01
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  16. 2022-06-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2022-05-31
    ➖
    MCAULEY, Susan resigned
    secretary
  18. 2022-05-31
    ➖
    MCAULEY, Susan resigned
    director
  19. 2022-04-07
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  20. 2022-02-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2021-04-09
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  22. 2021-02-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2020-06-02
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  24. 2020-04-21
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  25. 2020-03-01
    ➕
    AMIN, Mukund appointed
    director
  26. 2020-03-01
    ➕
    AMIN, Dharmeshkumar appointed
    director
  27. 2019-10-31
    ➖
    MCAULEY, Stephen Thomas resigned
    director
  28. 2017-10-31
    ➖
    LAXTON, Kevin Edward resigned
    director
  29. 2017-03-31
    ➖
    BRISBANE, Gareth Tomos resigned
    director
  30. 2015-11-01
    ➕
    LAXTON, Kevin Edward appointed
    director
  31. 2010-05-29
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  32. 2010-02-01
    ➕
    BRISBANE, Gareth Tomos appointed
    director
  33. 2007-05-31
    ➖
    BOSIER, Paul Nicholas resigned
    director
  34. 2006-06-01
    ➕
    EVANS, Peter James appointed
    director
  35. 2006-06-01
    ➕
    BOSIER, Paul Nicholas appointed
    director
  36. 2005-09-23
    ➖
    LANGTON, Stephen Lee resigned
    director
  37. 2005-09-23
    ➕
    MCAULEY, Stephen Thomas appointed
    director
  38. 2002-06-20
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited
  39. 2002-05-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AFFINITY ASSOCIATES (MARLOW) LIMITED
  40. 2002-05-02
    ➕
    MCAULEY, Susan appointed
    secretary
  41. 2002-05-02
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  42. 2002-05-02
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  43. 2002-05-02
    ➕
    LANGTON, Stephen Lee appointed
    director
  44. 2002-05-02
    ➕
    MCAULEY, Susan appointed
    director
  45. 2002-05-02
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  46. 2002-05-02
    ➖
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 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

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-07-14: certificate-change-of-name-company

Group structure

Affinity Accountants Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Affinity Accountants Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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AFFINITY ASSOCIATES (MARLOW) LIMITED
This company · 04430398

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
Affinity Accountants Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/03/2020
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Susan Mcauleyceased 01/03/2020· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · significant influence
  • Mr Stephen Thomas Mcauleyceased 31/10/2019· board control

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

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-05-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

The Clock House
Station Approach
Marlow
Buckinghamshire
SL7 1NT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-25
Last: 2025-07-11

Officers (2 active · 11 resigned)

AMIN, Mukund→
director · ~72y · appointed 2020-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
EVANS, Peter James→
director · ~66y · appointed 2006-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCAULEY, Susan→
secretary · appointed 2002-05-02 · resigned 2022-05-31
Resigned
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-05-02 · resigned 2002-05-02
Resigned
AMIN, Dharmeshkumar→
director · ~60y · appointed 2020-03-01 · resigned 2025-12-30
Resigned
BOSIER, Paul Nicholas→
director · ~68y · appointed 2006-06-01 · resigned 2007-05-31
Resigned
BRISBANE, Gareth Tomos→
director · ~71y · appointed 2010-02-01 · resigned 2017-03-31
Resigned
JAMES, Timothy Richard→
director · ~63y · appointed 2022-06-01 · resigned 2024-05-31
Resigned
LANGTON, Stephen Lee→
director · ~65y · appointed 2002-05-02 · resigned 2005-09-23
Resigned
LAXTON, Kevin Edward→
director · ~62y · appointed 2015-11-01 · resigned 2017-10-31
Resigned
MCAULEY, Stephen Thomas→
director · ~68y · appointed 2005-09-23 · resigned 2019-10-31
Resigned
MCAULEY, Susan→
director · ~69y · appointed 2002-05-02 · resigned 2022-05-31
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-05-02 · resigned 2002-05-02
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited
All assets debenture deed1 property20/06/200229/05/2010

Recent filings (105 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-14
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-25
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-06-01