AHFS HOLDINGS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08612062 · ltd · incorporated 2013-07-16
Investment thesis
Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.
Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.
Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 7.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of financial services holding companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), 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 (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 7.4y

70/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 7.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (64/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
15 officers (3 active, 15 linked, 10 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
137 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year 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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS
Metric2024-09-29
Average employees200

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
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Corporate timeline (52 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-26
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-02-13
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    accounts · AA01
  4. 2024-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-05-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-03-22
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2023-09-13
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  8. 2023-09-12
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Quilter Financial Planning Limited
  9. 2023-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-03-22
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2022-06-14
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  12. 2022-06-14
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  13. 2022-06-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-06-01
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    capital · SH01
  15. 2022-05-11
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  16. 2022-04-21
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  17. 2022-03-25
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  18. 2022-02-23
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  19. 2022-02-23
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    Charge satisfied #1
  20. 2022-01-11
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  21. 2021-12-10
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  22. 2021-12-10
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  23. 2021-10-01
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  24. 2021-07-23
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    MIR, Farhaan appointed
    director
  25. 2020-08-17
    ➖
    CASTLETONS COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2020-06-30
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    OAKWOOD CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2019-05-23
    ➕
    CASTLETONS COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  28. 2019-05-01
    ➖
    TRICOR SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  29. 2019-04-12
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    HIGTON, Gareth John resigned
    director
  30. 2019-01-30
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Compass Commerce Limited
  31. 2018-12-21
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    HIGTON, Gareth John appointed
    director
  32. 2018-08-24
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    TAYLOR, James Stuart resigned
    director
  33. 2018-06-20
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    CHILD, David Michael resigned
    director
  34. 2018-01-29
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    TAYLOR, James Stuart appointed
    director
  35. 2017-10-01
    ➖
    TRICOR CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  36. 2017-10-01
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    TRICOR SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  37. 2016-09-30
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    CHILD, David Michael appointed
    director
  38. 2016-09-30
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    HODGES, Jane Eloise resigned
    director
  39. 2016-09-30
    ➖
    REED, Roderick Grant resigned
    director
  40. 2014-08-30
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    CHILD, David Michael resigned
    director
  41. 2014-03-01
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    DHUNNA, Suraj Kumar appointed
    director
  42. 2014-03-01
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    DHUNNA, Suraj Kumar resigned
    director
  43. 2014-02-01
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    LINNEY, Graham resigned
    secretary
  44. 2014-02-01
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    TRICOR CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  45. 2014-02-01
    ➖
    LINNEY, Graham resigned
    director
  46. 2013-07-17
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    CHILD, David Michael appointed
    director
  47. 2013-07-17
    ➕
    LINNEY, Graham appointed
    director
  48. 2013-07-17
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    REED, Roderick Grant appointed
    director
  49. 2013-07-16
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    Company incorporated
    As AHFS HOLDINGS LIMITED
  50. 2013-07-16
    ➕
    KELLY, Nicholas Edward appointed
    director
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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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

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

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

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-07-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64205 — Activities of financial services holding companies

Registered office

3rd Floor 1 Ashley Road
Altrincham
Cheshire
WA14 2DT
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-29
Last made up to: 2024-09-29
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-11
Last: 2025-06-27

Officers (3 active · 12 resigned)

OAKWOOD CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2020-06-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KELLY, Nicholas Edward→
director · ~56y · appointed 2013-07-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MIR, Farhaan→
director · ~58y · appointed 2021-07-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LINNEY, Graham→
secretary · appointed 2013-07-16 · resigned 2014-02-01
Resigned
CASTLETONS COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2019-05-23 · resigned 2020-08-17
Resigned
TRICOR CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2014-02-01 · resigned 2017-10-01
Resigned
TRICOR SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2017-10-01 · resigned 2019-05-01
Resigned
CHILD, David Michael→
director · ~66y · appointed 2016-09-30 · resigned 2018-06-20
Resigned
CHILD, David Michael→
director · ~66y · appointed 2013-07-17 · resigned 2014-08-30
Resigned
DHUNNA, Suraj Kumar→
director · ~51y · appointed 2014-03-01 · resigned 2014-03-01
Resigned
HIGTON, Gareth John→
director · ~38y · appointed 2018-12-21 · resigned 2019-04-12
Resigned
HODGES, Jane Eloise→
director · ~60y · appointed 2013-07-16 · resigned 2016-09-30
Resigned
LINNEY, Graham→
director · ~62y · appointed 2013-07-17 · resigned 2014-02-01
Resigned
REED, Roderick Grant→
director · ~65y · appointed 2013-07-17 · resigned 2016-09-30
Resigned
TAYLOR, James Stuart→
director · ~47y · appointed 2018-01-29 · resigned 2018-08-24
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Quilter Financial Planning
Quilter Financial Planning Limited
A registered charge1 property12/09/2023—
satisfied
Compass Commerce
Compass Commerce Limited
A registered charge1 property30/01/201923/02/2022
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Recent filings (137 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-27
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-06-26
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-02
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-03-22
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-21
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-04
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2022-06-14
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2022-06-14