AFS LEASE (UK) LTD

🌳Matureactive
06604347 · ltd · incorporated 2008-05-28
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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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
14 connected companies via shared directors
87
Filing history
54 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-05-29
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  3. 2023-08-03
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  4. 2023-02-16
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  5. 2022-08-17
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  6. 2022-08-16
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    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2022-03-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2022-03-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2022-03-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2022-03-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-03-18
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  12. 2021-03-18
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  13. 2021-03-18
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2021-03-18
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2020-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-03-05
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    address · AD01
  18. 2018-07-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2012-04-04
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    FORD, Justin John appointed
    director
  20. 2012-04-04
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    GEDDES, Michael David appointed
    director
  21. 2008-05-28
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    Company incorporated
    As AFS LEASE (UK) LTD
  22. 2008-05-28
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    SIMPSON, Nicholas appointed
    director

Owner dependency

68/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Afs Group Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Afs Group Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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AFS LEASE (UK) LTD
This company · 06604347

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
Afs Group Holdings Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares18/03/2021
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Justin John Fordceased 18/03/2021· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Nicholas Simpsonceased 18/03/2021· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Michael David Geddesceased 18/03/2021· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2008-05-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Greenbank Court Challenge Way
Greenbank Business Park
Blackburn
BB1 5QB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-11
Last: 2025-05-28

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

FORD, Justin John→
director · ~54y · appointed 2012-04-04
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Active
GEDDES, Michael David→
director · ~56y · appointed 2012-04-04
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Active
SIMPSON, Nicholas→
director · ~60y · appointed 2008-05-28
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Active

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Recent filings (54 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-16
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-08-17
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-03-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-03-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-12