AFFINITY SUTTON CAPITAL MARKETS PLC
🌳Matureactive
06678086 · plc · incorporated 2008-08-20
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 17.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), 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: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 17.7y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 17.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (59/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
14 officers (3 active, 14 linked, 10 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
67 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (46 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2024-08-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-09-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-09-28➕HILL, Andrew Peter appointeddirector
- 2023-09-28➖BARGHOLZ, Jack resigneddirector
- 2023-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-20➕HATTERSLEY, Mark appointeddirector
- 2021-01-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-01-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-01-19➖FRANCIS, Gareth resigneddirector
- 2020-09-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-12-31➖MURRAY, Janice resigneddirector
- 2019-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-02-08➕FRANCIS, Gareth appointeddirector
- 2019-02-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-01-30➖MILLER, Clare resigneddirector
- 2018-10-15➕HYDE, Louise appointedsecretary
- 2018-10-15➖MILLER, Clare resignedsecretary
- 2018-10-15📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2018-10-15📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2015-10-30➖COOPER, Matthew John resigneddirector
- 2015-10-21➕BARGHOLZ, Jack appointeddirector
- 2015-10-21➕MURRAY, Janice appointeddirector
- 2012-10-08🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Prudential Trustee Company Limited
- 2012-07-10➖BARGHOLZ, Jack resigneddirector
- 2012-07-10➕COOPER, Matthew John appointeddirector
- 2011-10-07➕MILLER, Clare appointeddirector
- 2011-10-06➖VANDERSLUIS, Bob resigneddirector
- 2010-08-01➕MILLER, Clare appointedsecretary
- 2010-08-01➖WASHER, Mark Wyatt resignedsecretary
- 2010-04-01➕WASHER, Mark Wyatt appointedsecretary
- 2010-03-31➖AINSWORTH, Rod resignedsecretary
- 2010-03-24➖AINSWORTH, Rod resigneddirector
- 2010-03-24➕BARGHOLZ, Jack appointeddirector
- 2008-09-17🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Prudential Trustee Company Limited (As Trustee for the Bondholders and the Couponholders)
- 2008-08-20🏢Company incorporatedAs AFFINITY SUTTON CAPITAL MARKETS PLC
- 2008-08-20➕AINSWORTH, Rod appointedsecretary
- 2008-08-20➕AINSWORTH, Rod appointeddirector
- 2008-08-20➕VANDERSLUIS, Bob appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Affinity Sutton Funding Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Affinity Sutton Funding Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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AFFINITY SUTTON CAPITAL MARKETS PLC
This company · 06678086
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Affinity Sutton Funding Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeplc
Incorporated2008-08-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Registered office
5th Floor, Greater London House
Hampstead Road
London
NW1 7QX
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-26
Last: 2025-08-12
Officers (3 active · 11 resigned)
Active
HATTERSLEY, Mark→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2021-01-20
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HILL, Andrew Peter→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2023-09-28
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AINSWORTH, Rod→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-08-20 · resigned 2010-03-31
MILLER, Clare→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2010-08-01 · resigned 2018-10-15
WASHER, Mark Wyatt→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2010-04-01 · resigned 2010-08-01
AINSWORTH, Rod→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2008-08-20 · resigned 2010-03-24
BARGHOLZ, Jack→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2015-10-21 · resigned 2023-09-28
BARGHOLZ, Jack→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2010-03-24 · resigned 2012-07-10
COOPER, Matthew John→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2012-07-10 · resigned 2015-10-30
FRANCIS, Gareth→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2019-02-08 · resigned 2021-01-19
MILLER, Clare→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2011-10-07 · resigned 2019-01-30
MURRAY, Janice→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2015-10-21 · resigned 2019-12-31
VANDERSLUIS, Bob→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2008-08-20 · resigned 2011-10-06
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Prudential Trustee Company Prudential Trustee Company Limited | Bond trust deed | 1 property | 08/10/2012 | — | |
| outstanding | Prudential Trustee Company (As Trustee for the Bondholders and the Couponholders) Prudential Trustee Company Limited (As Trustee for the Bondholders and the Couponholders) | Bond trust deed | 1 property | 17/09/2008 | — |
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Recent filings (67 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-05-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-01-20