AFFINIA PARTNERSHIPS LIMITED
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), 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 (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 | 200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-19➕WATERLOW, Nicola appointedsecretary
- 2021-02-19➖WATERLOW, Timothy Paul resignedsecretary
- 2021-02-19📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2021-02-19📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2021-02-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2021-01-04📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-01-04📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-01-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-07📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2019-06-06📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2019-06-06📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2019-05-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-05-15➖WALTERS, John Scott resigneddirector
- 2018-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2010-02-04➖BROOKS, David Wallace resigneddirector
- 2006-04-24🏢Company incorporatedAs AFFINIA PARTNERSHIPS LIMITED
- 2006-04-24➕WATERLOW, Timothy Paul appointeddirector
- 2006-04-24➕WATERLOW, Timothy Paul appointedsecretary
- 2006-04-24➕BROOKS, David Wallace appointeddirector
- 2006-04-24➕WALTERS, John Scott appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +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 59 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- 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 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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
cleanGroup structure
Affinia Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Affinia Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 15/05/2019 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr John Scott Waltersceased 15/05/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Timothy Paul Waterlowceased 15/05/2019· 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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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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