AFFINITY TELCO LTD
💤Zombieactive
07777657 · ltd · incorporated 2011-09-19
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-61.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47421
Sector: Wholesale & retail
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 71). 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: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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 (1 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
67 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 · FRS 102Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £61,608
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£62k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£1k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-29.2k | £-29.2k |
| Current assets | £1.3k | £1.3k |
| Debtors | £1.3k | £1.3k |
| Net assets | £-61.6k | £-61.6k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-01-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-01-15➖HARRISON, Paul resigneddirector
- 2024-01-15➖HARRISON, Pauline resigneddirector
- 2023-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-11-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-11-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-11-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-10-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-31📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-07-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-07-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-07-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-07-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-03-31➖TAYLOR, Charles Edward James resigneddirector
- 2021-03-31➖TAYLOR, Joy resigneddirector
- 2021-02-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-02-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-02-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2016-04-01➕HARRISON, Paul appointeddirector
- 2016-02-26➕HARRISON, Timothy appointeddirector
- 2016-02-26➕HARRISON, Pauline appointeddirector
- 2011-09-19🏢Company incorporatedAs AFFINITY TELCO LTD
- 2011-09-19➕TAYLOR, Charles Edward James appointeddirector
- 2011-09-19➕TAYLOR, Joy 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 71 — 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 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- 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 Timothy Harrison Individual · British · DOB 10/1955 · age 71 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Joy Taylorceased 31/03/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mrs Pauline Harrisonceased 06/04/2016· significant influence
- Mr Charles Edward James Taylorceased 06/04/2016· significant influence
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.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 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.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-09-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47421 — SIC 47421
Registered office
The Octagon
Wells Road
Ilkley
West Yorkshire
LS29 9JB
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-03
Last: 2025-09-19
Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
HARRISON, Timothy→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2016-02-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HARRISON, Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~41y · appointed 2016-04-01 · resigned 2024-01-15
HARRISON, Pauline→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2016-02-26 · resigned 2024-01-15
TAYLOR, Charles Edward James→
Resigneddirector · ~46y · appointed 2011-09-19 · resigned 2021-03-31
TAYLOR, Joy→
Resigneddirector · ~44y · appointed 2011-09-19 · resigned 2021-03-31
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Recent filings (67 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-23