AFFAIR CLOTHING LTD

💤Zombieactive
08125905 · ltd · incorporated 2012-07-02
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of clothing and footwear
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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 (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 5.1y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 5.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
40 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
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£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Average employees400400

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 capital
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 capital
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-04-01
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  3. 2025-08-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-07-31
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-01-06
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  8. 2023-01-06
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    Charge satisfied #1
  9. 2022-07-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2022-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-04-28
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  13. 2021-04-27
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
  14. 2020-08-14
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  15. 2020-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-10-02
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    gazette · DISS40
  17. 2019-09-24
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    gazette · GAZ1
  18. 2019-05-14
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    accounts · AAMD
  19. 2019-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2012-07-02
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    Company incorporated
    As AFFAIR CLOTHING LTD
  21. 2012-07-02
    ➕
    CHOWDHARY, Jawed appointed
    director

Owner dependency

88/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Javed Ahmed Chowdhary
Individual · British · DOB 02/1968 · age 58
75–100%
—75-100% shares02/07/2016

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
Incorporated2012-07-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46420 — Wholesale of clothing and footwear

Registered office

Mitchell Hey Mills
College Road
Rochdale
OL12 6AE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-15
Last: 2026-04-01

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

CHOWDHARY, Jawed→
director · ~58y · appointed 2012-07-02
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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc UK Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property27/04/202106/01/2023

Recent filings (40 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-08
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-04-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-14
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-14