AFTRAN GLOBAL LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08746611 · ltd · incorporated 2013-10-24
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
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£514
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). 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 (73/100).

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 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
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 £514

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£514
~ YoY
Current Assets
£1k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£250£499£749£998£1kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£514£1.2k
Current assets£1.2k£1.2k
Net assets£514£514

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2024-08-01
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  3. 2023-07-31
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  4. 2022-09-02
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  5. 2021-08-12
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  6. 2020-10-28
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  7. 2019-07-12
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  8. 2018-07-30
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  9. 2017-08-14
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  10. 2016-08-09
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  11. 2016-01-03
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  12. 2016-01-03
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  13. 2015-07-24
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  14. 2015-06-06
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    AKINMULIRE, Akinayo resigned
    director
  15. 2014-11-20
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2014-06-25
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    MOKOFE, Raymond Mosoke resigned
    director
  17. 2014-06-25
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  18. 2013-10-24
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    Company incorporated
    As AFTRAN GLOBAL LIMITED
  19. 2013-10-24
    ➕
    DAVID, Michael Samuel appointed
    director
  20. 2013-10-24
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    AKINMULIRE, Akinayo appointed
    director
  21. 2013-10-24
    ➕
    MOKOFE, Raymond Mosoke appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Michael Samuel David
Individual · British · DOB 06/1959 · age 67
——sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest04/08/2016

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
Incorporated2013-10-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112

Registered office

10 Springwood Avenue
Huddersfield
West Yorkshire
HD1 4BG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-01
Last: 2025-10-18

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

DAVID, Michael Samuel→
director · ~67y · appointed 2013-10-24
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Active
AKINMULIRE, Akinayo→
director · ~59y · appointed 2013-10-24 · resigned 2015-06-06
Resigned
MOKOFE, Raymond Mosoke→
director · ~52y · appointed 2013-10-24 · resigned 2014-06-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (26 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-10-31