AFFINITY KNITWEAR COMPANY LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
06479014 · ltd · incorporated 2008-01-21
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of textiles
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 17.7y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 17.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
54 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 800 | 500 |
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 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-02-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-02-27📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-01-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-11-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-11-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-11-28📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2024-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-06-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-06-08📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2016-04-15🔒Charge registered #4Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2015-11-27🔒Charge registered #3Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2009-10-13🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2009-07-15🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2008-09-29🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2008-01-21🏢Company incorporatedAs AFFINITY KNITWEAR COMPANY LIMITED
- 2008-01-21➕ANWAR, Farah appointedsecretary
- 2008-01-21➕ANWAR, Tariq Masaud appointeddirector
Owner dependency
98/100
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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 18 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Farah Anwar Individual · British · DOB 09/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 28/11/2024 |
Mr Tariq Masaud Anwar Individual · British · DOB 01/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% 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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Active · Wholesale & distribution · M postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AESH MARKETING SOLUTIONS LTD→ 14986858 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AFAK MEDICAL PHARMA MANAGEMENT LTD→ 16646510 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AFAQ FOR TRADING LTD→ 15377740 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AFD FOODS LTD→ 15903650 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AFRICA GLOBAL TRADING LTD→ 11475255 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| AFRICAN GROCERS LIMITED→ 12875233 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| AFRILOT LIMITED→ 16958553 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AFRONATIONSFOODS GLOBAL LTD→ 17117147 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AFROPLACE LTD→ 16895115 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AGA FOOD LIMITED→ 05719939 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| AGB PRO LTD→ 12797218 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| AGENZIA 14 NATIONAL LIMITED→ 10915549 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-01-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46410 — Wholesale of textiles
Registered office
Unit 1 Trafalgar Business Park, Broughton Lane
Ellis Street Entrance
Manchester
M8 9TZ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-24
Last: 2026-02-10
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
Active
ANWAR, Tariq Masaud→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2008-01-21
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 2 properties | 15/04/2016 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 27/11/2015 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 15/07/2009 | — | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 29/09/2008 | 13/10/2009 |
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Recent filings (54 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-02-27
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-02-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-11-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-28
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-18