AFOREDABLE GOLF LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
05861950 · ltd · incorporated 2006-06-29
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 2.3y
10/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Newest facility, 2.3 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
59 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-16📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AAMD
- 2024-03-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-02-29📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-02-29📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-02-27🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Metro Bank PLC
- 2024-02-27🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Metro Bank PLC
- 2023-03-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-07-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-07-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-01-29📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2020-03-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2008-10-03➕FELLOWS, Jonathan Charles appointedsecretary
- 2008-10-03➖FELLOWS, Jacqueline Lesley resignedsecretary
- 2006-07-03➕FELLOWS, Jonathan Charles appointeddirector
- 2006-07-03➕FELLOWS, Jacqueline Lesley appointedsecretary
- 2006-06-30➖FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-06-30➖FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2006-06-29🏢Company incorporatedAs AFOREDABLE GOLF LIMITED
- 2006-06-29➕FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-06-29➕FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
85/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
Succession & seller-readiness
68/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- 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 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Jonathan Charles Fellows Individual · British · DOB 04/1977 · age 49 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 01/07/2016 |
Mr Jonathan Fellowes Individual · British · DOB 04/1977 · age 49 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Jonathan Charles Fellows Individual · British · DOB 04/1977 · age 49 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 365 ASTRONOMY LIMITED→ 13287583 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| 4 BOSS LTD→ 11725565 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| A HINT OF YELLOW LIMITED→ 07870494 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| ACORNS EDUCATION GROUP LTD→ 15662450 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ADAL MARKETING LTD→ 15629421 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ADAR DIAMOND EXPERTISE LTD→ 10727540 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| ADELE'S EMPORIUM LTD→ 15617350 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ADFIELD GROUP LIMITED→ 15262158 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AELIA COLLECTION LIMITED→ 12369421 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| AFAWAN LIMITED→ 16638793 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-06-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47990 — Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Registered office
31a High Street
Newhaven
BN9 9PD
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-18
Last: 2025-07-04
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
FELLOWS, Jonathan Charles→
Activesecretary · appointed 2008-10-03
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FELLOWS, Jonathan Charles→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2006-07-03
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FELLOWS, Jacqueline Lesley→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-07-03 · resigned 2008-10-03
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-06-29 · resigned 2006-06-30
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-06-29 · resigned 2006-06-30
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Metro Bank Metro Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 27/02/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Metro Bank Metro Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 27/02/2024 | — |
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Recent filings (59 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-29
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2024-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-04
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-02-29
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-02-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-07-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-07-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-08