AFFINITY FOSTERING SERVICES LTD

💤Zombieactive
08581558 · ltd · incorporated 2013-06-24
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£4.63M
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
72 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £4,633,414

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1.2m
Net Worth
£4.6m
Current Assets
£5.1m
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-31
Total assets£4.64M
Current assets£5.14M
Cash£1.17M
Debtors£3.97M
Net assets£4.63M

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-18
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AAMD
  2. 2025-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-07-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2023-06-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-06-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-03-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  9. 2022-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-10-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2022-03-21
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  12. 2022-03-16
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  13. 2022-03-14
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  14. 2022-03-14
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2022-03-14
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    officers · TM01
  16. 2022-03-14
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2022-03-10
    ROBINS, Denise resigned
    director
  18. 2021-10-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2021-10-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  20. 2021-10-15
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  21. 2021-10-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  22. 2021-02-06
    ROBINS, Andrew Richard appointed
    director
  23. 2021-02-05
    CARTER, Carole Anne resigned
    director
  24. 2013-06-24
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    Company incorporated
    As AFFINITY FOSTERING SERVICES LTD
  25. 2013-06-24
    CARTER, Carole Anne appointed
    director
  26. 2013-06-24
    ROBINS, Denise appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Affinity Efs Group (2) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Affinity Efs Group (2) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
AFFINITY FOSTERING SERVICES LTD
This company · 08581558

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Affinity Efs Group (2) Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control10/03/2022
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Andrew Richard Robinsceased 10/03/2022· 25-50% shares
  • Mrs Denise Robinsceased 10/03/2022· 50-75% shares
  • Mrs Carole Anne Carterceased 05/02/2021· 25-50% 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
Incorporated2013-06-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Affinity Fostering Services Ltd Ingatestone Hall
North Wing Offices
Ingatestone
Essex
CM4 9NR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-19
Last: 2026-03-05

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

ROBINS, Andrew Richard
director · ~45y · appointed 2021-02-06
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Active
CARTER, Carole Anne
director · ~73y · appointed 2013-06-24 · resigned 2021-02-05
Resigned
ROBINS, Denise
director · ~71y · appointed 2013-06-24 · resigned 2022-03-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (72 total)

accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AAMD
2026-04-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-07-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-29