ADVANCED FLUOROPOLYMER TECHNOLOGY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06212371 · ltd · incorporated 2007-04-13
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
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: dormant / non-trading with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
53 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30

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
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-07-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-06-30
    WELLS, Trevor Jesse resigned
    director
  5. 2025-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-09-28
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  9. 2022-09-28
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2022-01-04
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2022-01-04
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2021-10-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-12-14
    WELLS, Fergus appointed
    secretary
  18. 2016-12-14
    CUMINS, John David resigned
    secretary
  19. 2015-08-05
    WELLS, Fergus appointed
    director
  20. 2015-08-05
    CUMINS, John David appointed
    secretary
  21. 2008-04-30
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2008-04-30
    WELLS, Trevor Jesse appointed
    director
  23. 2008-04-30
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2007-04-13
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    Company incorporated
    As ADVANCED FLUOROPOLYMER TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
  25. 2007-04-13
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2007-04-13
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple 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.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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.)

Group structure

Fluorocarbon Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Fluorocarbon Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
ADVANCED FLUOROPOLYMER TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
This company · 06212371

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Fluorocarbon Group Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Trevor Jesse Wellsceased 31/12/2021· significant influence
  • Mr Fergus John Wellsceased 31/12/2021· significant influence

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
Incorporated2007-04-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

Argyle Gate
Argyle Way
Stevenage
SG1 2AD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-14
Last: 2025-12-31

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

WELLS, Fergus
secretary · appointed 2016-12-14
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Active
WELLS, Fergus
director · ~48y · appointed 2015-08-05
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Active
CUMINS, John David
secretary · appointed 2015-08-05 · resigned 2016-12-14
Resigned
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-04-13 · resigned 2008-04-30
Resigned
WELLS, Trevor Jesse
director · ~83y · appointed 2008-04-30 · resigned 2025-06-30
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-04-13 · resigned 2008-04-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (53 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-07
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-09-28
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-01-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-01-04