AFFIDEA UK SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06569624 · ltd · incorporated 2008-04-17
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£798.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 86101Hospital activities
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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, 2 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
21 officers (3 active, 21 linked, 14 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
100 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
74
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £798,783

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£799k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£2k
↓ 27% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£160k£320k£479k£639k£799kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£798.3k£798.0k
Current assets£1.6k£2.1k
Net assets£798.8k£798.5k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (58 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-02-27
    ➖
    SHERWOOD, James resigned
    director
  3. 2025-09-30
    ➕
    SHERWOOD, James appointed
    director
  4. 2025-09-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2025-09-09
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  6. 2025-07-09
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2025-07-08
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2025-07-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2025-03-12
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2024-10-29
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2024-08-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-11-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-05-02
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2022-09-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-09-05
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  16. 2022-02-15
    ➕
    O'BRIEN, John Paul appointed
    secretary
  17. 2022-02-15
    ➕
    O'BRIEN, John Paul appointed
    director
  18. 2022-02-15
    ➖
    MCDERMOTT, Brian resigned
    secretary
  19. 2022-02-15
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  20. 2022-02-15
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  21. 2022-02-15
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  22. 2021-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  23. 2020-12-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  24. 2020-03-19
    ➖
    HANRAHAN, Yvonne resigned
    secretary
  25. 2020-03-19
    ➕
    MCDERMOTT, Brian appointed
    secretary
  26. 2020-03-19
    ➖
    HANRAHAN, Yvonne resigned
    director
  27. 2018-04-30
    ➖
    LEAHY, Michael resigned
    director
  28. 2018-03-28
    ➕
    DOWNES, Barry appointed
    director
  29. 2018-03-28
    ➕
    HANRAHAN, Yvonne appointed
    secretary
  30. 2018-03-28
    ➖
    FINN, Tom resigned
    director
  31. 2018-03-28
    ➕
    HANRAHAN, Yvonne appointed
    director
  32. 2017-01-31
    ➕
    FINN, Tom appointed
    director
  33. 2016-12-31
    ➖
    KELLY, Geraldine resigned
    director
  34. 2014-06-30
    ➖
    DAVITT, Colm resigned
    secretary
  35. 2014-06-30
    ➖
    DAVITT, Colm resigned
    director
  36. 2014-01-01
    ➕
    KELLY, Geraldine appointed
    director
  37. 2012-07-13
    ➕
    LEAHY, Michael appointed
    director
  38. 2012-07-12
    ➖
    CRAMER, Carl resigned
    director
  39. 2011-08-10
    ➕
    CRAMER, Carl appointed
    director
  40. 2010-03-01
    ➕
    DAVITT, Colm appointed
    secretary
  41. 2010-02-28
    ➖
    HUDSON, Lisa resigned
    secretary
  42. 2010-01-31
    ➖
    HOBSON, Paul resigned
    director
  43. 2010-01-01
    ➕
    HUDSON, Lisa appointed
    secretary
  44. 2010-01-01
    ➕
    DAVITT, Colm appointed
    director
  45. 2009-12-31
    ➖
    BREACH, Stephen Derrick resigned
    secretary
  46. 2009-12-31
    ➖
    PRIEL, Joseph resigned
    director
  47. 2009-04-17
    ➕
    HOBSON, Paul appointed
    director
  48. 2009-02-28
    ➖
    EVANS, Keith Martin, Dr resigned
    director
  49. 2008-05-20
    ➕
    BREACH, Stephen Derrick appointed
    secretary
  50. 2008-05-20
    ➖
    CLIFFORD CHANCE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
Showing most recent 50 of 58 events

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 med · 1 low
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-09-09: certificate-change-of-name-company

Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Group structure

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Groupe Bruxelles Lambert
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
⬇
AFFIDEA UK SERVICES LIMITED
This company · 06569624

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
Groupe Bruxelles Lambert
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control22/07/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Ernesto Silvio Maurizio Bertarelliceased 22/07/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

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
Incorporated2008-04-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

17 Fitzhardinge Street
London
W1H 6EQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-01
Last: 2026-04-17

Officers (3 active · 18 resigned)

O'BRIEN, John Paul→
secretary · appointed 2022-02-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DOWNES, Barry→
director · ~46y · appointed 2018-03-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
O'BRIEN, John Paul→
director · ~54y · appointed 2022-02-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BREACH, Stephen Derrick→
secretary · appointed 2008-05-20 · resigned 2009-12-31
Resigned
DAVITT, Colm→
secretary · appointed 2010-03-01 · resigned 2014-06-30
Resigned
HANRAHAN, Yvonne→
secretary · appointed 2018-03-28 · resigned 2020-03-19
Resigned
HUDSON, Lisa→
secretary · appointed 2010-01-01 · resigned 2010-02-28
Resigned
MCDERMOTT, Brian→
secretary · appointed 2020-03-19 · resigned 2022-02-15
Resigned
CLIFFORD CHANCE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-04-17 · resigned 2008-05-20
Resigned
CRAMER, Carl→
director · ~78y · appointed 2011-08-10 · resigned 2012-07-12
Resigned
DAVITT, Colm→
director · ~54y · appointed 2010-01-01 · resigned 2014-06-30
Resigned
EVANS, Keith Martin, Dr→
director · ~68y · appointed 2008-05-20 · resigned 2009-02-28
Resigned
FINN, Tom→
director · ~63y · appointed 2017-01-31 · resigned 2018-03-28
Resigned
HANRAHAN, Yvonne→
director · ~55y · appointed 2018-03-28 · resigned 2020-03-19
Resigned
HOBSON, Paul→
director · ~70y · appointed 2009-04-17 · resigned 2010-01-31
Resigned
KELLY, Geraldine→
director · ~69y · appointed 2014-01-01 · resigned 2016-12-31
Resigned
LEAHY, Michael→
director · ~74y · appointed 2012-07-13 · resigned 2018-04-30
Resigned
LEVY, Adrian Joseph Morris→
director · ~56y · appointed 2008-04-17 · resigned 2008-05-20
Resigned
PRIEL, Joseph→
director · ~73y · appointed 2008-05-20 · resigned 2009-12-31
Resigned
PUDGE, David John→
director · ~61y · appointed 2008-04-17 · resigned 2008-05-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (100 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-30
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-09-09
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-07-09
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-05-02