AFAN CARPETS LIMITED

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04717100 · ltd · incorporated 2003-03-31
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
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of carpets, rugs, wall and floor coverings in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). 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 (76/100)

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
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 4 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
62 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees300300

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2024-10-23
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  3. 2023-10-17
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  4. 2022-12-16
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  5. 2022-05-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
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  6. 2021-12-16
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  7. 2020-12-15
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  8. 2019-12-12
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  9. 2018-12-18
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  10. 2017-12-21
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  11. 2017-05-25
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    FLEMING, Kelly Anne appointed
    secretary
  12. 2017-05-25
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    officers · AP03
  13. 2017-05-25
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    officers · TM02
  14. 2016-12-08
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  15. 2016-11-25
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    FLEMING, Lee Spencer resigned
    secretary
  16. 2016-04-05
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2015-12-18
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2006-10-21
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    PRICE-JONES, Bertha Maureen resigned
    secretary
  19. 2006-10-21
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    PRICE JONES, Darryl resigned
    director
  20. 2006-10-21
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    PRICE-JONES, Bertha Maureen resigned
    director
  21. 2006-10-21
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    PRICE-JONES, Nicholas resigned
    director
  22. 2006-08-21
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    FLEMING, William John appointed
    director
  23. 2006-08-21
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    FLEMING, Lee Spencer appointed
    secretary
  24. 2003-03-31
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    Company incorporated
    As AFAN CARPETS LIMITED
  25. 2003-03-31
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    PRICE-JONES, Bertha Maureen appointed
    secretary
  26. 2003-03-31
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    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2003-03-31
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    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2003-03-31
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    PRICE JONES, Darryl appointed
    director
  29. 2003-03-31
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    PRICE-JONES, Bertha Maureen appointed
    director
  30. 2003-03-31
    ➕
    PRICE-JONES, Nicholas appointed
    director
  31. 2003-03-31
    ➕
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  32. 2003-03-31
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    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
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 61. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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
Mr Williams John Flemming
Individual · British · DOB 10/1965 · age 61
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/03/2017

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
Incorporated2003-03-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47530 — Retail sale of carpets, rugs, wall and floor coverings in specialised stores

Registered office

75 Station Road
Port Talbot
West Glamorgan
SA13 1NW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-14
Last: 2026-03-31

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

FLEMING, Kelly Anne→
secretary · appointed 2017-05-25
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Active
FLEMING, William John→
director · ~61y · appointed 2006-08-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FLEMING, Lee Spencer→
secretary · appointed 2006-08-21 · resigned 2016-11-25
Resigned
PRICE-JONES, Bertha Maureen→
secretary · appointed 2003-03-31 · resigned 2006-10-21
Resigned
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-03-31 · resigned 2003-03-31
Resigned
PRICE JONES, Darryl→
director · ~74y · appointed 2003-03-31 · resigned 2006-10-21
Resigned
PRICE-JONES, Bertha Maureen→
director · ~73y · appointed 2003-03-31 · resigned 2006-10-21
Resigned
PRICE-JONES, Nicholas→
director · ~47y · appointed 2003-03-31 · resigned 2006-10-21
Resigned
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-03-31 · resigned 2003-03-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (62 total)

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2026-03-31
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2025-10-02
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2025-04-07
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accounts · AA
2024-10-23
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2024-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-12