AFFORDABLE FACILITIES LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
07433905 · ltd · incorporated 2010-11-09
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
£-529.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 47990Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 68). 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, 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 (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
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
51 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £529,155
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£529k
↑ 8.5% YoY
Current Assets
£131k
↑ 46% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-529.2k | £-578.6k |
| Current assets | £130.7k | £89.5k |
| Net assets | £-529.2k | £-578.6k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-10-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-06-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-23➕WITHERS, Terry appointedsecretary
- 2021-09-23➖WILSON, Graham resignedsecretary
- 2021-09-23📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2021-09-23📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2021-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-11📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2019-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-10📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2015-05-14➕WITHERS, Alison Mary appointeddirector
- 2015-05-14➖ANKLESARIA, Heroise Roy resignedsecretary
- 2015-05-14➕WILSON, Graham appointedsecretary
- 2015-05-14➖ANKLESARIA, Heroise Roy resigneddirector
- 2015-05-14➖WITHERS, Adrian resigneddirector
- 2010-11-09🏢Company incorporatedAs AFFORDABLE FACILITIES LIMITED
- 2010-11-09➕ANKLESARIA, Heroise Roy appointedsecretary
- 2010-11-09➕ANKLESARIA, Heroise Roy appointeddirector
- 2010-11-09➕WITHERS, Adrian appointeddirector
Owner dependency
90/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
80/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
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.
- 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Terry Withers Individual · English · DOB 09/1956 · age 70 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A K UNITED UK LTD→ 13415392 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ADAPT RETAIL LIMITED→ 16900203 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ADD TO BUGGY LIMITED→ 16460513 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ADMOVEO LIMITED→ 15771611 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ADRUK LIMITED→ 12136539 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| AE CONVENIENCE LTD→ 14233727 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| AG EXCHANGE LTD→ 15611344 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AG MILITARY LIMITED→ 15599863 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AGON RUNNING LTD→ 15515445 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AGSTRATUS LTD→ 06966242 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| AH FRAMING AND ART LTD→ 13595119 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-11-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47910 — Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Registered office
3 The Elms
Church Rd
Claygate
Esher
KT10 0JT
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-14
Last: 2026-04-30
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
Active
WITHERS, Alison Mary→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2015-05-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ANKLESARIA, Heroise Roy→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2010-11-09 · resigned 2015-05-14
WILSON, Graham→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2015-05-14 · resigned 2021-09-23
ANKLESARIA, Heroise Roy→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2010-11-09 · resigned 2015-05-14
WITHERS, Adrian→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2010-11-09 · resigned 2015-05-14
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Recent filings (51 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-10-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-23
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2021-09-23