AFR RECRUITMENT AND RESOURCING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08503684 · ltd · incorporated 2013-04-25
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
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities of employment placement agencies
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
45 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees3300

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-21
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  3. 2025-10-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2025-10-06
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    officers · AP01
  5. 2025-10-06
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2025-10-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2025-10-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2025-10-01
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    SPEAK, Claire Louise resigned
    director
  9. 2025-10-01
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    SPEAK, Simon James resigned
    director
  10. 2024-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-11-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-06-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2021-04-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2020-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2016-03-20
    ➕
    SPEAK, Claire Louise appointed
    director
  20. 2016-03-20
    ➕
    SPEAK, Claire Louise appointed
    director
  21. 2016-03-03
    ➖
    MITSON, Rachel Louise resigned
    director
  22. 2013-06-12
    ➕
    MITSON, Rachel Louise appointed
    director
  23. 2013-05-23
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    MITSON, Rachel Louise resigned
    director
  24. 2013-04-25
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    Company incorporated
    As AFR RECRUITMENT AND RESOURCING LIMITED
  25. 2013-04-25
    ➕
    SPEAK, Simon James appointed
    director
  26. 2013-04-25
    ➕
    MITSON, Rachel Louise appointed
    director
  27. 2013-04-25
    ➕
    SPEAK, Simon James appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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 ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

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

Evidence: SPEAK, Claire Louise resigned 2025-10-01; SPEAK, Simon James resigned 2025-10-01

Group structure

Afr Holdings Ltd holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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Afr Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent
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AFR RECRUITMENT AND RESOURCING LIMITED
This company · 08503684

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Afr Holdings Ltd
Corporate entity
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Simon James Speakceased 01/10/2025· 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
Incorporated2013-04-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC78109 — Other activities of employment placement agencies

Registered office

Njk House Unit B1 Njk House
Shadsworth Gateway Estate
Blackburn
Lancashire
BB1 2EE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-09
Last: 2026-04-25

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

SPEAK, Claire Louise→
director · ~46y · appointed 2016-03-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SPEAK, Simon James→
director · ~53y · appointed 2013-04-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MITSON, Rachel Louise→
director · ~51y · appointed 2013-06-12 · resigned 2016-03-03
Resigned
MITSON, Rachel Louise→
director · ~51y · appointed 2013-04-25 · resigned 2013-05-23
Resigned
SPEAK, Claire Louise→
director · ~46y · appointed 2016-03-20 · resigned 2025-10-01
Resigned
SPEAK, Simon James→
director · ~53y · appointed 2013-04-25 · resigned 2025-10-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (45 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-10-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-13