AFP SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04511386 · ltd · incorporated 2002-08-14

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 14.6y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Aug 2025

Net worth

£586.8k

book net assets

Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 14.6y

85/100

ready

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

· Oldest live charge is 14.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

12 officers (4 active, 12 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

6 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

98 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

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 £586,768

Net assets shrinking

Down £56,207 YoY

Cash YoY

+25%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£181k

↑ 25% YoY

Net Worth

£587k

↓ 8.7% YoY

Current Assets

£816k

↓ 1.2% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-08-31	2024-08-31
Total assets	£608.1k	£672.4k
Current assets	£816.4k	£826.4k
Cash	£181.4k	£145.6k
Debtors	£635.0k	£680.8k
Net assets	£586.8k	£643.0k

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 capital

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 capital
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand

2026-03-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-17
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capital · SH03
2026-02-19
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-31
➖
CASEY, Catherine resigned
director
2025-05-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
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RISELEY, Jennifer appointed
secretary
2024-12-20
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-12-13
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-12
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ROWLATT, Katherine appointed
director
2024-05-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-19
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-04-19
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Charge satisfied #1
2022-05-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-08
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capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2022-02-08
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capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2022-02-07
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-02-07
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-01-05
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capital · SH01
2021-12-07
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2021-11-30
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-04-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-05-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-09-14
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WOOLHOUSE, Elizabeth resigned
director
2018-02-23
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HALLAM, Stephen Michael resigned
secretary
2016-12-12
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CASEY, Catherine appointed
director
2016-12-12
➕
WOOLHOUSE, Elizabeth appointed
director
2016-12-02
➕
HALLAM, Stephen Michael appointed
secretary
2016-12-02
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WHITE, Joanne Wendy resigned
secretary
2012-12-17
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JONES, Stuart Derrick resigned
director
2011-10-31
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2011-09-16
➖
PEEL, Charlotte Clare Masterton resigned
director
2011-08-11
➕
JONES, Stuart Derrick appointed
director
2010-12-01
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PEEL, Charlotte Clare Masterton resigned
secretary
2010-12-01
➕
WHITE, Joanne Wendy appointed
secretary
2010-12-01
➕
PEEL, Charlotte Clare Masterton appointed
director
2002-10-15
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KILPATRICK, James Henry appointed
director
2002-08-15
➕
PEEL, Charlotte Clare Masterton appointed
secretary
2002-08-15
➖
WHITE ROSE FORMATIONS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-08-14
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Company incorporated
As AFP SERVICES LIMITED
2002-08-14
➕
PEEL, Edmund Richard appointed
director
2002-08-14
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WHITE ROSE FORMATIONS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary

Owner dependency

75/100

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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Edmund Richard Peel Individual · British · DOB 02/1969 · age 57	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Charlotte Clare Peelceased 25/05/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

Incorporated2002-08-14

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

Timsons Business Centre

Bath Road

Kettering

Northants

NN16 8NQ

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-28

Last: 2025-08-14

Officers (4 active · 8 resigned)

RISELEY, Jennifer→

secretary · appointed 2024-12-20

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

KILPATRICK, James Henry→

director · ~65y · appointed 2002-10-15

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

PEEL, Edmund Richard→

director · ~57y · appointed 2002-08-14

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

ROWLATT, Katherine→

director · ~45y · appointed 2024-12-12

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

HALLAM, Stephen Michael→

secretary · appointed 2016-12-02 · resigned 2018-02-23

Resigned

PEEL, Charlotte Clare Masterton→

secretary · appointed 2002-08-15 · resigned 2010-12-01

Resigned

WHITE, Joanne Wendy→

secretary · appointed 2010-12-01 · resigned 2016-12-02

Resigned

WHITE ROSE FORMATIONS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-08-14 · resigned 2002-08-15

Resigned

CASEY, Catherine→

director · ~60y · appointed 2016-12-12 · resigned 2026-01-31

Resigned

JONES, Stuart Derrick→

director · ~74y · appointed 2011-08-11 · resigned 2012-12-17

Resigned

PEEL, Charlotte Clare Masterton→

director · ~56y · appointed 2010-12-01 · resigned 2011-09-16

Resigned

WOOLHOUSE, Elizabeth→

director · ~43y · appointed 2016-12-12 · resigned 2018-09-14

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	satisfied	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	Debenture	1 property	31/10/2011	19/04/2023

Recent filings (98 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-03-27

capital-return-purchase-own-shares-treasury-capital-date

capital · SH03

2026-03-17

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2026-02-19

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-08-15

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-05-29

appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date

officers · AP03

2024-12-20

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2024-12-13

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-08-15

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-05-28

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-08-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-05-04

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2023-04-19

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-08-22

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-05-30

capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares

capital · SH10

2022-02-08