AFY ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07490215 · ltd · incorporated 2011-01-12
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
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£1.52M
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -73% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. 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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
69 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,517,738
Net assets shrinking
Down £134,201 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 73% YoY
Cash YoY
-73%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£116k
↓ 73% YoY
Net Worth
£1.5m
↓ 8.1% YoY
Current Assets
£861k
↓ 19% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£330k£661k£991k£1.3m£1.7mJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£1.54M£1.65M
Current assets£861.3k£1.06M
Cash£115.6k£425.8k
Debtors£722.2k£634.8k
Net assets£1.52M£1.65M

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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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2024-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-13
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-01-27
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  6. 2023-01-27
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  7. 2023-01-27
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  8. 2023-01-27
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  9. 2023-01-27
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    officers · CH01
  10. 2023-01-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2022-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-08-12
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    officers · AP01
  13. 2022-08-12
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  14. 2022-08-05
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    COOPER, Tiffany appointed
    director
  15. 2022-08-05
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    POPE, Tiffany resigned
    secretary
  16. 2021-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-07-20
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-06-26
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  19. 2020-06-15
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  20. 2020-06-15
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    capital · SH10
  21. 2020-06-15
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    capital · SH10
  22. 2018-07-20
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    SPENCE, Jordan James appointed
    director
  23. 2018-07-20
    ➕
    POPE, Tiffany appointed
    secretary
  24. 2018-07-20
    ➖
    SCOTT, Usha resigned
    secretary
  25. 2018-07-20
    ➖
    SCOTT, Chris Terry, Rev resigned
    director
  26. 2011-01-12
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    Company incorporated
    As AFY ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED
  27. 2011-01-12
    ➕
    SPENCE, Naomi appointed
    director
  28. 2011-01-12
    ➕
    SCOTT, Usha appointed
    secretary
  29. 2011-01-12
    ➕
    SCOTT, Chris Terry, Rev appointed
    director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Jordan James Spence
Individual · British · DOB 05/1990 · age 36
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting23/04/2020
Miss Naomi Spence
Individual · British · DOB 05/1993 · age 33
25–50%
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
Incorporated2011-01-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90010 — Performing arts

Registered office

St Johns House
16 Church Street
Bromsgrove
Worcestershire
B61 8DN
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-26
Last: 2026-01-12

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

COOPER, Tiffany→
director · ~33y · appointed 2022-08-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SPENCE, Jordan James→
director · ~36y · appointed 2018-07-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SPENCE, Naomi→
director · ~33y · appointed 2011-01-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
POPE, Tiffany→
secretary · appointed 2018-07-20 · resigned 2022-08-05
Resigned
SCOTT, Usha→
secretary · appointed 2011-01-12 · resigned 2018-07-20
Resigned
SCOTT, Chris Terry, Rev→
director · ~64y · appointed 2011-01-12 · resigned 2018-07-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (69 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-01-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-01-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-27
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-01-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-10-25