AFFORDABLE APPLIANCES & REPAIRS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04955293 · ltd · incorporated 2003-11-06
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 10.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Repair of household appliances and home and garden equipment
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 10.0y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 10.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
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
81 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 300 | 300 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-17📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2026-02-10📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-08-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-20📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-04-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-04-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-04-19📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-01-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-06📄administrative-restoration-companyrestoration · RT01
- 2020-11-17📄gazette-dissolved-compulsorygazette · GAZ2
- 2019-12-07📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2019-11-05📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2019-05-10➖GILKS, Nigel Edward resigneddirector
- 2019-02-16📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2019-02-15➕GILKS, James Nigel appointeddirector
- 2016-07-01🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Aldermore Bank PLC
- 2016-07-01🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Aldermore Bank PLC
- 2016-01-20➖GILKS, James Nigel resigneddirector
- 2013-01-01➕GILKS, James Nigel appointeddirector
- 2006-02-01➕KIDBY, Oliver appointeddirector
- 2003-11-06🏢Company incorporatedAs AFFORDABLE APPLIANCES & REPAIRS LIMITED
- 2003-11-06➕GILKS, Peter Scott appointedsecretary
- 2003-11-06➕TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-11-06➖TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-11-06➕GILKS, Nigel Edward appointeddirector
- 2003-11-06➕COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2003-11-06➖COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
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.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- 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 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
cleanNo 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 Nigel Gilks Individual · British · DOB 11/1965 · age 61 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| AFTERCARE SPECIALIST CLEANING LTD→ 14441257 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| AG'S KEYS LTD→ 12879002 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| AGE UK SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE LTD→ 05464737 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
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| AGILE TREATMENTS LIMITED→ 16199006 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AGM ESTATES LIMITED→ 04222517 · est 2001 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 24y | — | — |
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-11-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC95220 — Repair of household appliances and home and garden equipment
Registered office
91 Snowdon Road
Fishponds
Bristol
BS16 2EH
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-20
Last: 2025-11-06
Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)
GILKS, Peter Scott→
Activesecretary · appointed 2003-11-06
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GILKS, James Nigel→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2019-02-15
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KIDBY, Oliver→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2006-02-01
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TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-11-06 · resigned 2003-11-06
GILKS, James Nigel→
Resigneddirector · ~36y · appointed 2013-01-01 · resigned 2016-01-20
GILKS, Nigel Edward→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2003-11-06 · resigned 2019-05-10
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-11-06 · resigned 2003-11-06
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Aldermore Aldermore Bank PLC | A registered charge | 7 properties | 01/07/2016 | — | |
| outstanding | Aldermore Aldermore Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 01/07/2016 | — |
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Recent filings (81 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-19
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-02-17
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-08-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-04-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-04-19
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-04-19