AFG LAW LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

08495673 · ltd · incorporated 2013-04-19

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

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 12.3y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£185.4k

book net assets

Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Solicitors

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 12.3y

70/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 12.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 23/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

13 officers (5 active, 13 linked, 13 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

104 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £185,391

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£174k

Net Worth

£185k

Current Assets

£1.4m

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31
Total assets	£730.8k
Current assets	£1.39M
Cash	£173.9k
Debtors	£1.21M
Net assets	£185.4k

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

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 capital

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (47 events)Click to expand

2026-01-29
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capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2026-01-16
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FOX, Stacy Angela resigned
director
2026-01-16
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WOOLLEY, Catherine resigned
director
2026-01-16
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officers · TM01
2026-01-16
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-11-05
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officers · TM01
2025-09-30
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CORDOCK, Emma Louise resigned
director
2025-06-11
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accounts · AA01
2025-03-15
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gazette · DISS40
2025-03-14
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accounts · AA
2025-03-04
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gazette · GAZ1
2024-03-28
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officers · AP01
2024-03-28
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officers · AP01
2024-03-01
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LONGWORTH, Kate appointed
director
2024-03-01
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FOX, Stacy Angela appointed
director
2023-11-29
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-29
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address · AD01
2023-11-29
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officers · CH01
2023-11-29
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2023-11-29
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2023-11-29
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2023-11-29
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2023-11-29
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2023-11-29
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-14
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-13
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-03
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MARSHALL, Aaron James resigned
director
2022-07-20
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Charge satisfied #1
2022-01-01
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MARSHALL, Aaron James appointed
director
2019-06-28
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VICKERS, Teresa Mary resigned
director
2018-08-01
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THEXTON, Thomas Ronald resigned
director
2017-01-01
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FLETCHER, Carl David appointed
director
2017-01-01
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CORDOCK, Emma Louise appointed
director
2016-06-30
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GRAY, Isobel resigned
director
2016-05-06
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank) (Company Number SC001111)
2014-03-04
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Charge registered #1
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2013-09-06
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BOARDMAN, Anita appointed
director
2013-09-06
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FRENCH, Gregory Cornelius appointed
director
2013-09-06
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KHAN, Rahil appointed
director
2013-09-06
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THEXTON, Thomas Ronald appointed
director
2013-09-06
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VICKERS, Teresa Mary appointed
director
2013-09-06
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WOOLLEY, Catherine appointed
director
2013-05-24
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GRAY, Isobel appointed
director
2013-05-24
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HURN, Elaine resigned
director
2013-04-19
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Company incorporated
As AFG LAW LIMITED
2013-04-19
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HURN, Elaine appointed
director

Owner dependency

48/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
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

1 med ·

3 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: CORDOCK, Emma Louise resigned 2025-09-30; FOX, Stacy Angela resigned 2026-01-16; WOOLLEY, Catherine resigned 2026-01-16

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Anita Boardman Individual · British · DOB 05/1971 · age 55	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016
Mr Gregory Cornelius French Individual · British · DOB 04/1973 · age 53	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2013-04-19

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC69102 — Solicitors

Registered office

First Floor Regent House Folds Point

Folds Road

Bolton

Lancashire

BL1 2RZ

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-03

Last: 2026-04-19