AFFLECK MECHANICAL SERVICES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06861744 · ltd · incorporated 2009-03-27
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 Jul 2024
Net worth
£241.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
54 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £241,035
Cash YoY
+26%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£101k
↑ 26% YoY
Net Worth
£241k
↑ 9.9% YoY
Current Assets
£400k
↑ 11% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-07-31 | 2023-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £243.8k | £223.7k |
| Current assets | £400.1k | £359.6k |
| Cash | £101.3k | £80.2k |
| Debtors | £221.9k | £231.3k |
| Net assets | £241.0k | £219.3k |
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.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2025-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-10-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-10-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-10-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-10-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-10-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-10-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-10-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-10-11➕WHELAN, Dawn appointeddirector
- 2024-10-11➕WHELAN, Nigel Charles Joseph appointeddirector
- 2024-10-11➖AFFLECK, Christine Georgina resigneddirector
- 2024-10-11➖AFFLECK, Robert Andrew resigneddirector
- 2024-06-20📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-06-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-06-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-06-12📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2024-06-12📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-06-12📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-06-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-06-03📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-06-03📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-08-26➕AFFLECK, Christine Georgina appointeddirector
- 2009-03-27🏢Company incorporatedAs AFFLECK MECHANICAL SERVICES LIMITED
- 2009-03-27➕WHELAN, Dawn Ann appointedsecretary
- 2009-03-27➕AFFLECK, Robert Andrew 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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Dawn Whelan Individual · British · DOB 08/1972 · age 54 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 11/10/2024 |
5 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Robert Andrew Affleckceased 11/10/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mrs Christine Georgina Affleckceased 11/10/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mrs Dawn Whelanceased 04/06/2024· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control
- Mr Robert Andrew Affleckceased 03/06/2024· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting
- Mrs Christine Georgina Affleckceased 03/06/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| ADORABLE DOGS LTD→ 05740680 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-03-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
10a Oppenheimer Centre Greenbridge Road
Greenbridge Industrial Estate
Swindon
Wiltshire
SN3 3LH
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-10
Last: 2026-03-27
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
Active
WHELAN, Dawn→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2024-10-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WHELAN, Nigel Charles Joseph→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2024-10-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
AFFLECK, Christine Georgina→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2022-08-26 · resigned 2024-10-11
AFFLECK, Robert Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 2009-03-27 · resigned 2024-10-11
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Recent filings (54 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-10-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-06-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-06-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-06-20
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2024-06-12