AFPA TRUST LTD

🌳Matureactive

08480755 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2013-04-09

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 Sept 2025

Net worth

£20.2k

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). 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

24 officers (5 active, 24 linked, 22 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

9 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

80 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

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 £20,200

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£20k

↑ 72% YoY

Current Assets

£20k

↑ 72% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-09-30	2024-09-30
Total assets	£20.2k	£11.7k
Current assets	£20.2k	£11.7k
Net assets	£20.2k	£11.7k

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

• 1 officers
• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (62 events)Click to expand

2026-05-27
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-25
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accounts · AA
2025-05-27
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WARREN, Julie Dawn appointed
director
2025-05-05
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-05-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-15
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-06-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-09
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MORRIS-JONES, Robert Noel appointed
secretary
2023-10-09
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ELLIS-AZIZ, Aysha appointed
director
2023-10-09
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TAYLOR, Robert Oliver appointed
director
2023-10-09
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EGGLESTON, Robert resigned
secretary
2023-10-09
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EGGLESTON, Robert Liam resigned
director
2023-10-09
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-09
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-09
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-10-09
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-10-09
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-09
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-09
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-11-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-11-20
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HALLIDAY, Johnnie resigned
director
2018-11-20
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LOUGHNANE, Victoria Louise resigned
director
2018-11-20
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MARSH, David John resigned
director
2018-11-20
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MCDONNELL, Peter James resigned
director
2018-11-20
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O'HANLON, Vincent John resigned
director
2018-11-07
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DEXTER, Stephen David resigned
director
2016-12-28
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O'HANLON, Vincent John appointed
director
2016-09-15
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TOMS, Sean Michael resigned
director
2016-09-05
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FOWKES, Wayne David resigned
director
2016-09-05
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JENKINS, Nigel resigned
director
2016-02-29
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BASSETT, Stephen Charles resigned
director
2016-02-29
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DOST, Kamran Bill, Rev. Dr. resigned
director
2016-02-26
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CLARK, Emma resigned
director
2016-01-26
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GERMAIN, David resigned
director
2015-05-19
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LOUGHNANE, Victoria Louise appointed
director
2015-05-19
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MARSH, David John appointed
director
2015-05-19
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TOMS, Sean Michael appointed
director
2015-01-20
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MCDONNELL, Peter James appointed
director
2014-12-10
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JENKINS, Nigel appointed
director
2014-12-10
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SINGLETON, Jonathan resigned
director
2014-09-16
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HALLIDAY, Johnnie appointed
director
2014-08-14
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MCDONNELL, Peter James resigned
director
2014-03-05
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MORRIS-JONES, Robert Noel appointed
director
2013-12-31
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BENKE, Philip John resigned
director
2013-12-31
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DUNKLEY, Marie Jane resigned
director
2013-07-23
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CLARK, Emma appointed
director

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Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Robert Noel Morris-Jones Individual · British · DOB 12/1955 · age 71	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	15/09/2022

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Robert Noel Morris-Jonesceased 01/05/2025· significant influence

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2013-04-09

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Registered office

The Homestead Upper Church Street

Cuddington

Aylesbury

HP18 0AP

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-06-30

Last made up to: 2025-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-23

Last: 2026-04-09