A F FREEHOLDS LTD

💤Zombieactive
08010487 · ltd · incorporated 2012-03-28
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 52103
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 13.9y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 13.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees100100

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
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2023-07-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2022-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-05-01
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2018-04-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2018-03-31
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    FUORVITO, Andrew resigned
    director
  14. 2017-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-04-14
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2013-03-31
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    FUORVITO, Giancarlo resigned
    director
  18. 2012-07-30
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  19. 2012-05-29
    ➕
    FUORVITO, Giancarlo appointed
    director
  20. 2012-05-24
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  21. 2012-03-28
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    Company incorporated
    As A F FREEHOLDS LTD
  22. 2012-03-28
    ➕
    FUORVITO, Vince appointed
    director
  23. 2012-03-28
    ➕
    FUORVITO, Andrew appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Vince Fuorvito
Individual · British · DOB 08/1974 · age 52
25–50%
25–50%board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Andrew Fuorvitoceased 31/03/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest

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
Incorporated2012-03-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC52103 — SIC 52103

Registered office

64 Bellamy Street
Balham
London
SW12 8BU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-11
Last: 2026-03-28

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

FUORVITO, Vince→
director · ~52y · appointed 2012-03-28
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Active
FUORVITO, Andrew→
director · ~79y · appointed 2012-03-28 · resigned 2018-03-31
Resigned
FUORVITO, Giancarlo→
director · ~47y · appointed 2012-05-29 · resigned 2013-03-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property30/07/2012—
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Debenture1 property24/05/2012—
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Recent filings (36 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-07-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-06