AFB TRADING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08155150 · ltd · incorporated 2012-07-24
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£18.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 8 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
42 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
75
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 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £18,923

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£19k
↑ 42% YoY
Current Assets
£20k
↑ 38% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£4k£8k£12k£16k£20kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£18.9k£13.4k
Current assets£19.9k£14.4k
Net assets£18.9k£13.4k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-02-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-01-25
    ➕
    AIKEN, Bill appointed
    director
  5. 2024-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-02-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-03-09
    ➕
    EDWARDS, Suzanne appointed
    director
  8. 2022-03-09
    ➖
    REGAN, Susan resigned
    director
  9. 2022-03-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2022-03-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2022-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-03-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-01-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2019-01-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2019-01-26
    ➕
    REGAN, Susan appointed
    director
  18. 2018-12-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2018-12-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2018-12-18
    ➖
    DAMANT, Phillip resigned
    director
  21. 2018-12-18
    ➖
    RYAN, Mark David resigned
    director
  22. 2018-12-18
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  23. 2018-12-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  24. 2018-12-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  25. 2018-12-16
    ➕
    REGAN, Steve Michael appointed
    director
  26. 2015-04-28
    ➖
    REGAN, Sue resigned
    director
  27. 2015-02-28
    ➕
    DAMANT, Phillip appointed
    director
  28. 2015-02-28
    ➖
    REGAN, Steven resigned
    director
  29. 2015-02-28
    ➕
    RYAN, Mark David appointed
    director
  30. 2012-07-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AFB TRADING LIMITED
  31. 2012-07-24
    ➕
    REGAN, Steven appointed
    director
  32. 2012-07-24
    ➕
    REGAN, Sue appointed
    director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-07-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47910 — Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet

Registered office

26 The Green
Piercebridge
Darlington
County Durham
DL2 3SH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-11
Last: 2025-07-28

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

AIKEN, Bill→
director · ~69y · appointed 2025-01-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
EDWARDS, Suzanne→
director · ~48y · appointed 2022-03-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
REGAN, Steve Michael→
director · ~66y · appointed 2018-12-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAMANT, Phillip→
director · ~63y · appointed 2015-02-28 · resigned 2018-12-18
Resigned
REGAN, Steven→
director · ~66y · appointed 2012-07-24 · resigned 2015-02-28
Resigned
REGAN, Sue→
director · ~59y · appointed 2012-07-24 · resigned 2015-04-28
Resigned
REGAN, Susan→
director · ~59y · appointed 2019-01-26 · resigned 2022-03-09
Resigned
RYAN, Mark David→
director · ~46y · appointed 2015-02-28 · resigned 2018-12-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (42 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-03-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-02