AFS CABLE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06650448 · ltd · incorporated 2008-07-18
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other engineering activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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: medium (71/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
57 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-31
Average employees200

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 2 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-01
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2026-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-07-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2024-07-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2024-04-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2024-04-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2024-04-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-04-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-02-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2023-02-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2022-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-11-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2020-11-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2020-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-10-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2019-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2011-03-23
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    FRIEDE, Marion resigned
    director
  20. 2011-03-21
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    FRIEDE, Steven appointed
    secretary
  21. 2011-03-21
    ➕
    FRIEDE, Steven appointed
    director
  22. 2011-03-21
    ➖
    CAMPELL & SON SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2008-08-19
    ➕
    FRIEDE, Marion appointed
    director
  24. 2008-08-19
    ➖
    FRIEDE, Mike resigned
    director
  25. 2008-07-18
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    Company incorporated
    As AFS CABLE LIMITED
  26. 2008-07-18
    ➕
    CAMPELL & SON SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2008-07-18
    ➕
    FRIEDE, Mike appointed
    director

Owner dependency

85/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mike Friede
Individual · German · DOB 04/1976 · age 50
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting30/04/2016
Mr Steven Friede
Individual · German · DOB 10/1991 · age 35
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting30/04/2016

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
Incorporated2008-07-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71129 — Other engineering activities

Registered office

Henwood House
Henwood
Ashford
Kent
TN24 8DH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-01
Last: 2025-07-18

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

FRIEDE, Steven→
secretary · appointed 2011-03-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FRIEDE, Steven→
director · ~35y · appointed 2011-03-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CAMPELL & SON SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-07-18 · resigned 2011-03-21
Resigned
FRIEDE, Marion→
director · ~69y · appointed 2008-08-19 · resigned 2011-03-23
Resigned
FRIEDE, Mike→
director · ~50y · appointed 2008-07-18 · resigned 2008-08-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (57 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-02-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-27