AFT MANAGEMENT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04751584 · ltd · incorporated 2003-05-01
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 May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 82110Combined office administrative service activities
  • 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). 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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
75 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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31

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 (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-02-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-01-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-12-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2024-12-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2024-12-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2024-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-11-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-05-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-05-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2021-05-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2021-05-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2021-02-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2019-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-02-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-05-10
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    GASKIN, Paul James resigned
    secretary
  19. 2017-05-10
    ➖
    GASKIN, Paul James resigned
    director
  20. 2015-05-28
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    GASKIN, Paul James appointed
    director
  21. 2003-05-01
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    Company incorporated
    As AFT MANAGEMENT LIMITED
  22. 2003-05-01
    ➕
    WATTS GASKIN, Emma Louise appointed
    director
  23. 2003-05-01
    ➕
    GASKIN, Paul James appointed
    secretary
  24. 2003-05-01
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2003-05-01
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2003-05-01
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 2003-05-01
    ➖
    COMPANY DIRECTORS 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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — 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 59. 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 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Emma Louise Watts-Gaskin
Individual · British · DOB 03/1967 · age 59
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2003-05-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

Wraysbury Hall Ferry Lane
Wraysbury
Staines-Upon-Thames
TW19 6HG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-28
Last: 2026-04-14

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

WATTS GASKIN, Emma Louise→
director · ~59y · appointed 2003-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GASKIN, Paul James→
secretary · appointed 2003-05-01 · resigned 2017-05-10
Resigned
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-05-01 · resigned 2003-05-01
Resigned
GASKIN, Paul James→
director · ~72y · appointed 2015-05-28 · resigned 2017-05-10
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-05-01 · resigned 2003-05-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (75 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-17