AFANES LTD

💤Zombieactive
06784894 · ltd · incorporated 2009-01-07
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
year to Jan 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
59/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68100Buying and selling of own real estate
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed admin-neglect survivor — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 59/100 (worth a look), bankability 45/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (53/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
55 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
59/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
45
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2023Jan 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-01-312023-01-31
Average employees00

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 dissolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-28
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2026-02-17
    📄
    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  3. 2025-12-30
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2025-07-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-07-08
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2025-06-17
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2025-03-19
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2025-03-18
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2025-03-07
    COLLINS, Kevin Mark resigned
    director
  10. 2025-01-16
    TABEGNA, Giancarlo appointed
    director
  11. 2025-01-08
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  12. 2025-01-07
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  13. 2023-12-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2023-01-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-10-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-06-17
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2021-06-17
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  18. 2021-01-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-12-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-07-31
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  21. 2019-04-02
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  22. 2019-03-31
    COLLINS, Kevin Mark appointed
    director
  23. 2019-03-31
    PRATT, Bryan John, Mr. resigned
    director
  24. 2010-06-30
    SCHEIWEN, Gerard resigned
    director
  25. 2010-06-30
    PREMIUM INVESTMENT PARTNERS S.A. resigned
    corporate-director
  26. 2009-03-13
    MICLAUS, Cristian Daniel resigned
    director
  27. 2009-03-13
    PRATT, Bryan John, Mr. appointed
    director
  28. 2009-03-13
    SCHEIWEN, Gerard appointed
    director
  29. 2009-03-13
    PREMIUM INVESTMENT PARTNERS S.A. appointed
    corporate-director
  30. 2009-01-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AFANES LTD
  31. 2009-01-07
    MICLAUS, Cristian Daniel appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
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.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

2 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2025-10-31

Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-01-21

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Augusta Giuseppina Fioramonti
Individual · Italian · DOB 03/1934 · age 92
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting09/06/2021
Maria Beatrice Tabegna
Individual · Italian · DOB 12/1961 · age 65
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2009-01-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

1st Floor Sheraton House
Lower Road
Chorleywood
Hertfordshire
WD3 5LH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2025-10-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-01-21OVERDUE
Last: 2025-01-07

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

TABEGNA, Giancarlo
director · ~68y · appointed 2025-01-16
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Active
COLLINS, Kevin Mark
director · ~58y · appointed 2019-03-31 · resigned 2025-03-07
Resigned
MICLAUS, Cristian Daniel
director · ~41y · appointed 2009-01-07 · resigned 2009-03-13
Resigned
PRATT, Bryan John, Mr.
director · ~84y · appointed 2009-03-13 · resigned 2019-03-31
Resigned
SCHEIWEN, Gerard
director · ~58y · appointed 2009-03-13 · resigned 2010-06-30
Resigned
PREMIUM INVESTMENT PARTNERS S.A.
corporate-director · appointed 2009-03-13 · resigned 2010-06-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (55 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-02-28
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2026-02-17
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-09
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-07-08
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-06-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-18
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-01-08
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-30