AFR TRANSACTIONAL RECRUITMENT LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08586758 · ltd · incorporated 2013-06-26
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
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities of employment placement agencies
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company 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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
42 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.
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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 2 | 100 |
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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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-23📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2024-04-23📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-04-23📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-04-23📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2024-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-21➕REED, David appointeddirector
- 2024-03-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-03-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-03-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-21📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2021-09-14📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-04-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-03-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2013-06-26🏢Company incorporatedAs AFR TRANSACTIONAL RECRUITMENT LIMITED
- 2013-06-26➕REED, Tammy Ann Catherine appointeddirector
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
49/100
Moderate signalSome 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
cleanNo 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Tammy Ann Catherine Reed Individual · British · DOB 03/1977 · age 49 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-06-26
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: 2026-07-06
Last: 2025-06-22
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
Active
REED, Tammy Ann Catherine→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2013-06-26
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Recent filings (42 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-18
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2024-04-23
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-04-23
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-04-23
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-22