AFM SPV NO.1 LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

08068984 · ltd · incorporated 2012-05-15

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

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

£2

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 99999

Sector: Extraterritorial bodies

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

11 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

40 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £2

Net assets shrinking

Down £692 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£2

↓ 100% YoY

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Total assets	£2	£694
Net assets	£2	£694

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand

2026-01-31
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-31
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-14
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officers · AP01
2021-12-01
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MONAHAN, Barry David appointed
director
2021-10-30
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-10-30
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-10-17
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BAKER, Michael William resigned
director
2021-09-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-09-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-09-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2017-09-15
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accounts · AA
2017-06-01
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accounts · AA01
2015-03-22
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MONAHAN, Barry David appointed
secretary
2015-03-22
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SMITHIES, Granville appointed
director
2015-03-22
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ASSET FINANCE & MANAGEMENT LTD resigned
corporate-secretary
2012-05-15
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Company incorporated
As AFM SPV NO.1 LIMITED
2012-05-15
➕
ASSET FINANCE & MANAGEMENT LTD appointed
corporate-secretary
2012-05-15
➕
BAKER, Michael William appointed
director

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

71/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Granville Smithies Individual · British · DOB 03/1945 · age 81	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Michael Bakerceased 17/10/2021· 25-50% shares

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

Incorporated2012-05-15

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

155-157 High Street

Aldershot

GU11 1TT

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-13

Last: 2026-01-30

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

MONAHAN, Barry David→

secretary · appointed 2015-03-22

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Active

MONAHAN, Barry David→

director · ~69y · appointed 2021-12-01

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Active

SMITHIES, Granville→

director · ~81y · appointed 2015-03-22

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Active

ASSET FINANCE & MANAGEMENT LTD→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2012-05-15 · resigned 2015-03-22

Resigned

BAKER, Michael William→

director · ~77y · appointed 2012-05-15 · resigned 2021-10-17

Resigned

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Recent filings (40 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2026-01-31

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2026-01-31

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-01-30

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-08-26

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-05-20

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-05-28

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-03-19

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-09-14

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-06-03

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-09-20

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-05-22

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2021-12-14

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2021-10-30

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2021-10-30

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2021-09-30