AFS FASHION LTD
🌳Matureactive
07384531 · ltd · incorporated 2010-09-22
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£257.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of clothing and footwear
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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 (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
50 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
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 £257,238
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
£257k
↑ 24% YoY
Current Assets
£214k
↑ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £383.5k | £286.7k |
| Current assets | £214.0k | £191.8k |
| Net assets | £257.2k | £207.5k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-01-19➕SHOUROV, Al-Amin appointeddirector
- 2023-01-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-01-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-31➖SHOUROV, Al-Amin resigneddirector
- 2022-03-31📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-03-03➖KHAN, Md Zahedul Islam resignedsecretary
- 2022-03-03📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-03-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-02-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-02-17➕SHOUROV, Al-Amin appointeddirector
- 2021-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2013-06-01➕KHAN, Md Zahedul Islam appointeddirector
- 2013-06-01➖SHOUROV, Al-Amin resigneddirector
- 2010-09-22🏢Company incorporatedAs AFS FASHION LTD
- 2010-09-22➕KHAN, Md Zahedul Islam appointedsecretary
- 2010-09-22➕SHOUROV, Al-Amin appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Md Zahedul Islam Khan Individual · British · DOB 01/1980 · age 46 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Similar companies
Active · Wholesale & distribution · SS postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 HOURS SOFT DRINKS SUPPLY LTD→ 14498822 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| A2Z SAVERS LIMITED→ 16417393 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ABKG TRADING LIMITED→ 15963274 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ACENTRIXIA LTD→ 15920572 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ACORN COMPONENTS LIMITED→ 05145949 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| ACORN TEXTILES LIMITED→ 04253720 · est 2001 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 24y | — | — |
| ADDTECH PETROLEUM CORPORATION LIMITED→ 07877490 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| AEROSTOCKS (2015) LIMITED→ 09702227 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| AGENT WOZSTOCK LIMITED→ 15870220 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AGR TRADING & SERVICES LTD→ 12375203 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| AHKDA HOLDINGS LIMITED→ 12058708 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| AIBINU LTD→ 16923837 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-09-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46420 — Wholesale of clothing and footwear
Registered office
Unit10, Estuary House Thamesview Business Park
Fenttiman Road
Canvey Island
SS8 0EQ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-26
Last: 2026-01-12
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
KHAN, Md Zahedul Islam→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2013-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SHOUROV, Al-Amin→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2023-01-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KHAN, Md Zahedul Islam→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2010-09-22 · resigned 2022-03-03
SHOUROV, Al-Amin→
Resigneddirector · ~37y · appointed 2022-02-17 · resigned 2022-03-31
SHOUROV, Al-Amin→
Resigneddirector · ~37y · appointed 2010-09-22 · resigned 2013-06-01
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (50 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-03-31
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-03-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-03-03