AFDH HOLDINGS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08313152 · ltd · incorporated 2012-11-29
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 Dec 2023
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
68/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed asset-holding vehicle — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 68/100 (strong), bankability 55/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (53/100).

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
51 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
68/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2022Dec 2023

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2023-12-312022-12-31
Average employees100100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2023-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2022-11-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2022-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-12-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2021-12-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2021-02-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-11-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2019-11-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2018-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-09-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2018-01-30
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2018-01-30
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2017-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-12-17
    DENTONS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2015-05-11
    ELROUBI, Roubi Mohammed El Sayed resigned
    director
  19. 2012-12-18
    LAGRANGE, Pierre Philippe Alexandre appointed
    director
  20. 2012-12-18
    ELROUBI, Roubi Mohammed El Sayed appointed
    director
  21. 2012-12-18
    HARRIS, Andrew David resigned
    director
  22. 2012-12-18
    SNR DENTON DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  23. 2012-11-29
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    Company incorporated
    As AFDH HOLDINGS LIMITED
  24. 2012-11-29
    DENTONS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2012-11-29
    HARRIS, Andrew David appointed
    director
  26. 2012-11-29
    SNR DENTON DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.

Red flags

1 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2025-12-31

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Pierre Philippe Alexandre Lagrange
Individual · Belgian · DOB 03/1962 · age 64
sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Hummingbird Holdings Limitedceased 06/04/2016· 75-100% 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
Incorporated2012-11-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

10 Queen Street Place
London
EC4R 1AG
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2025-12-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2023-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-13
Last: 2025-11-29

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

LAGRANGE, Pierre Philippe Alexandre
director · ~64y · appointed 2012-12-18
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Active
DENTONS SECRETARIES LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2012-11-29 · resigned 2015-12-17
Resigned
ELROUBI, Roubi Mohammed El Sayed
director · ~58y · appointed 2012-12-18 · resigned 2015-05-11
Resigned
HARRIS, Andrew David
director · ~62y · appointed 2012-11-29 · resigned 2012-12-18
Resigned
SNR DENTON DIRECTORS LIMITED
corporate-director · appointed 2012-11-29 · resigned 2012-12-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-12-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-12-16