AFML LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08754656 · ltd · incorporated 2013-10-30
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£2.47M
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
47 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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 £2,465,602
Net assets shrinking
Down £577 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£2.5m
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
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£0£493k£986k£1.5m£2.0m£2.5mDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£2.47M£2.47M
Net assets£2.47M£2.47M

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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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-06-30
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    administrative-restoration-company
    restoration · RT01
  6. 2023-03-07
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    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  7. 2022-11-29
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2021-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-12-03
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  11. 2019-11-27
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  12. 2019-11-27
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  13. 2019-11-17
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    CARROLL-MILLER, Ashley Craig resigned
    secretary
  14. 2019-10-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2014-12-12
    ➕
    CARROLL-MILLER, Ashley Craig appointed
    secretary
  18. 2013-10-30
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    Company incorporated
    As AFML LIMITED
  19. 2013-10-30
    ➕
    KAPLAN, Brian appointed
    director
  20. 2013-10-30
    ➕
    LEVY, Michael appointed
    director
  21. 2013-10-30
    ➕
    SCHUMANN, Pamela appointed
    director
  22. 2013-10-30
    ➕
    SEGAL, Mark appointed
    director

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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 Levy
Individual · American · DOB 05/1959 · age 67
50–75%
—50-75% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-10-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

Carlton House
High Street
Higham Ferrers
Northamptonshire
NN10 8BW
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-13
Last: 2025-10-30

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

KAPLAN, Brian→
director · ~69y · appointed 2013-10-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LEVY, Michael→
director · ~67y · appointed 2013-10-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SCHUMANN, Pamela→
director · ~60y · appointed 2013-10-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SEGAL, Mark→
director · ~62y · appointed 2013-10-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CARROLL-MILLER, Ashley Craig→
secretary · appointed 2014-12-12 · resigned 2019-11-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (47 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-30
administrative-restoration-company
restoration · RT01
2023-06-30
gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2023-03-07
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2020-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-04