AF&V LAUNCHPAD LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

08633047 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2013-08-01

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 4.0y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Jun 2025

Net worth

£1.83M

book net assets

Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other accommodation

Sector: Accommodation & food service

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 4.0y

55/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Charge age ~4.0 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (62/100)

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

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

20 officers (7 active, 20 linked, 19 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

70 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 · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £1,825,908

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£1.1m

Net Worth

£1.8m

Current Assets

£1.2m

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-06-30
Total assets	£2.04M
Current assets	£1.18M
Cash	£1.08M
Debtors	£95.7k
Net assets	£1.83M

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 4 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (57 events)Click to expand

2026-03-09
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officers · TM01
2026-03-09
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officers · TM01
2026-03-09
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officers · TM02
2026-02-28
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PERRIAM, Lucinda Claire resigned
director
2026-02-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2026-01-31
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CROMPTON, Amanda Jane resigned
secretary
2025-12-05
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MCMILLAN, Kenneth James resigned
director
2025-11-19
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-06
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DIXON-WARREN, Richard Adrian resigned
director
2025-05-07
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officers · CH01
2025-04-22
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officers · CH01
2025-04-22
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officers · CH01
2025-03-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-01-20
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officers · AP01
2025-01-08
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SAHOTA, Aaron appointed
director
2024-11-29
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officers · AP01
2024-11-29
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officers · AP01
2024-11-29
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officers · AP01
2024-11-29
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-19
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SMITH, Christine appointed
director
2024-11-18
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MCGOUGH, Katherine appointed
director
2024-11-16
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DORMER, Ian Gareth appointed
director
2024-11-07
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MIXER, Philip Rowland resigned
director
2024-03-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
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officers · AP01
2024-02-23
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BAKER, Paul Joseph Andrew, Brigadier (Retired) appointed
director
2023-10-30
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TUBBS, Nicholas Gordon resigned
director
2023-10-30
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-20
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officers · AP01
2022-12-19
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MCCARTNEY, Sarah-Louise appointed
director
2022-12-14
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address · AD02
2022-11-18
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-11-14
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STAINSBY-THOMPSON, Sharon resigned
director
2022-09-20
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-05-11
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2019-05-30
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STAINSBY-THOMPSON, Sharon appointed
director
2019-04-26
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UNDERHILL OBE DL, Mark Charles Heath appointed
director
2019-02-06
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MOORE, Gillian resigned
director
2019-01-06
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BELL, Simon Michael John resigned
director
2018-02-02
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MOORE, Gillian appointed
director
2017-05-22
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DIXON-WARREN, Richard Adrian appointed
director
2017-01-03
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SHAW, David Anthony Hirst resigned
director
2016-12-12
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MIXER, Philip Rowland appointed
director
2016-12-12
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NAINBY-LUXMOORE, Jonathan Chave resigned
director
2016-05-24
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BELL, Simon Michael John appointed
director
2016-04-15
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LOFGREN SKEIDE, Eline Marie resigned
director
2016-03-21
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PERRIAM, Lucinda Claire appointed
director
2015-07-03
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HALEY, Jillian resigned
director
2015-06-01
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HALEY, Jillian appointed
director

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Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

1 med ·

4 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

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

Evidence: CROMPTON, Amanda Jane resigned 2026-01-31; DIXON-WARREN, Richard Adrian resigned 2025-11-06; MCMILLAN, Kenneth James resigned 2025-12-05

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2013-08-01

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC55900 — Other accommodation

Registered office

Enterprise House

Harmire Enterprise Park

Barnard Castle

DL12 8XT

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-15

Last: 2025-08-01