AFL WEALTH MANAGEMENT LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
07115234 · ltd · incorporated 2010-01-04
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Fund management activities
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). 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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
44 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
80
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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 | 200 |
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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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-03-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-01➖WILLIAMS, Kirsty resigneddirector
- 2017-12-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-28➖WINEPRESS, David resignedsecretary
- 2016-10-28📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2016-10-28📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2016-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2011-10-04➖WILLIAMS, Sian Elizabeth resignedsecretary
- 2011-10-04➕WINEPRESS, David appointedsecretary
- 2010-02-09➕WILLIAMS, Lee Darren appointeddirector
- 2010-01-04🏢Company incorporatedAs AFL WEALTH MANAGEMENT LIMITED
- 2010-01-04➕WILLIAMS, Sian Elizabeth appointedsecretary
- 2010-01-04➕WILLIAMS, Kirsty appointeddirector
Owner dependency
93/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mrs Sian Elizabeth Williams Individual · Welsh · DOB 11/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/10/2016 |
Mr Lee Darren Williams Individual · Welsh · DOB 12/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/10/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Miss Kirsty Wiliamsceased 01/01/2018· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 4MM LTD→ 07783098 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| A MOVE BROKERS LTD→ 10430934 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| A PENNY SAVED LIMITED→ 08478478 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| ACCURO UNDERWRITING LTD→ 04118067 · est 2000 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 25y | — | — |
| ACE BIDCO LIMITED→ 11702935 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ACTURA CAPITAL LTD→ 16978857 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ACUITY INVESTORS LTD→ 16880832 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ADAM OWENS FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED→ 06496678 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| ADIUTO LIMITED→ 09472644 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| AESTHETICALLY INSURED LIMITED→ 15651615 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AHMED ELLEITHY STOCKS AND SHARES LTD→ 16991857 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-01-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66300 — Fund management activities
Registered office
255 Poulton Road
Wallasey
Wirral
CH44 4BT
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-11
Last: 2025-09-27
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
WILLIAMS, Lee Darren→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2010-02-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WILLIAMS, Sian Elizabeth→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2010-01-04 · resigned 2011-10-04
WINEPRESS, David→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2011-10-04 · resigned 2016-10-28
WILLIAMS, Kirsty→
Resigneddirector · ~35y · appointed 2010-01-04 · resigned 2018-01-01
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Recent filings (44 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-03-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-27