AFFORDABLE HOMES (WALES) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

06593641 · ltd · incorporated 2008-05-14

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to May 2025

Net worth

£-218.8k

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

8 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

46 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £218,782

Cash YoY

-1%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£43k

~ YoY

Net Worth

-£219k

~ YoY

Current Assets

£195k

~ YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31
Total assets	£-218.8k	£-218.5k
Current assets	£194.8k	£195.1k
Cash	£43.0k	£43.3k
Net assets	£-218.8k	£-218.5k

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

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3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand

2025-06-04
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2023-09-01
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2022-09-29
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2021-11-12
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2020-10-06
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2020-02-19
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accounts · AA
2019-02-26
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accounts · AA
2018-06-28
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2018-06-28
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2018-02-14
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2017-02-09
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accounts · AA
2016-05-18
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2016-02-08
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accounts · AA
2015-06-08
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2008-09-10
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CUMMINGS, Christopher John Anthony appointed
director
2008-07-16
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MURPHY, Dennis appointed
director
2008-05-14
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Company incorporated
As AFFORDABLE HOMES (WALES) LIMITED
2008-05-14
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O'SULLIVAN, Christine Patricia appointed
secretary
2008-05-14
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O'SULLIVAN, Kevin Thomas appointed
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

+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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

clean

No 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Kevin Thomas O'Sullivan Individual · British · DOB 10/1962 · age 64	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016
Mr Christopher John Anthony Cummings Individual · British · DOB 12/1960 · age 66	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016
Mr Dennis Murphy Individual · British · DOB 08/1958 · age 68	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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AC DOORS WALES LTD→ 15730500 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—
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AF-PERSONALTRAINING LTD→ 16403642 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2008-05-14

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

C/O Watts Gregory Elfed House, Oak Tree Court

Mulberry Drive, Cardiff Gate Business Park

Cardiff

CF23 8RS

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-28

Last: 2026-05-14

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

O'SULLIVAN, Christine Patricia→

secretary · appointed 2008-05-14

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Active

CUMMINGS, Christopher John Anthony→

director · ~66y · appointed 2008-09-10

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Active

MURPHY, Dennis→

director · ~68y · appointed 2008-07-16

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O'SULLIVAN, Kevin Thomas→

director · ~64y · appointed 2008-05-14

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Active

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