AFLSP LIMITED
📉Decliningactive
08477769 · ltd · incorporated 2013-04-08
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.
Opportunity decay
drifting distress · 6-months
Drifting toward distress — expect more negotiability in 3–6 months, but also more friction.
- · Lifecycle stage drifting downward
- · Currently "declining"
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
£3.23M
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Architectural activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: conservative operator with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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 (85/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 13.3y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 13.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
52 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Profitable
Profit before tax £13,550
Revenue decline
Turnover down 31% YoY
Turnover YoY
-31%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £3.23M | £4.66M |
| Gross profit | £994.0k | £1.47M |
| Operating profit | £25.7k | £199.5k |
| Profit before tax | £13.6k | £187.7k |
| Average employees | 2500 | 2700 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-16📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2024-07-27📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2024-07-19📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-04-19📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-04-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-04-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-04-15📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-01-15📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2024-01-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-04➕PRICE, David appointedsecretary
- 2023-12-22➖SIMPSON, Peter Lawrence resigneddirector
- 2023-04-28📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2023-04-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-04-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-01-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-04-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2016-02-10➖MORTON, Martin resigneddirector
- 2016-02-10➖OSBORNE, Philip Ronald resigneddirector
- 2016-02-10➖ROBERTS, John Meredydd resigneddirector
- 2016-02-10➖ROWLANDS, Garry resigneddirector
- 2015-04-13🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2014-09-10🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2013-04-16🔒Charge registered #1Lender: S & P Limited (In Administration)
- 2013-04-08🏢Company incorporatedAs AFLSP LIMITED
- 2013-04-08➕ASHTON, Keith David appointeddirector
- 2013-04-08➕MORTON, Martin appointeddirector
- 2013-04-08➕OSBORNE, Philip Ronald appointeddirector
- 2013-04-08➕ROBERTS, John Meredydd appointeddirector
- 2013-04-08➕ROWLANDS, Garry appointeddirector
- 2013-04-08➕SIMPSON, Peter Lawrence appointeddirector
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 60 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
68/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. 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 13 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Space And Place Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Space And Place Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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AFLSP LIMITED
This company · 08477769
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Space And Place Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 22/12/2023 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Keith David Ashtonceased 22/12/2023· 25-50% shares
- Mr Peter Lawrence Simpsonceased 22/12/2023· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-04-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71111 — Architectural activities
Registered office
10 Orange Street
Haymarket
London
WC2H 7DQ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-22
Last: 2026-04-08
Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)
Active
ASHTON, Keith David→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2013-04-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MORTON, Martin→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 2013-04-08 · resigned 2016-02-10
OSBORNE, Philip Ronald→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2013-04-08 · resigned 2016-02-10
ROBERTS, John Meredydd→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2013-04-08 · resigned 2016-02-10
ROWLANDS, Garry→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2013-04-08 · resigned 2016-02-10
SIMPSON, Peter Lawrence→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2013-04-08 · resigned 2023-12-22
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 10/09/2014 | — | |
| satisfied | S & P (In Administration) S & P Limited (In Administration) | A registered charge | 1 property | 16/04/2013 | 13/04/2015 |
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Recent filings (52 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2024-08-16
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2024-07-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-19
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-04-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-04-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-04-15
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-05
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2023-04-28