AFFINITY INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS LTD

💤Zombieactive
09726065 · ltd · incorporated 2015-08-11
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
£2.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of insurance agents and brokers
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). 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 (78/100)

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
23 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 £2,397
Net assets shrinking
Down £3,579 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£2k
↓ 60% YoY
Current Assets
£13k
↓ 33% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£4k£8k£12k£16k£20kAug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets£2.4k£6.0k
Current assets£13.2k£19.6k
Net assets£2.4k£6.0k

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

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 (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-01-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-05-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2017-08-05
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  10. 2017-08-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-07-11
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2016-08-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2015-08-11
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    Company incorporated
    As AFFINITY INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS LTD
  14. 2015-08-11
    ➕
    KNODE, Andrew Ian appointed
    director
  15. 2015-08-11
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

95/100
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 65 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Ian Knode
Individual · British · DOB 02/1961 · age 65
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest10/08/2016

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
Incorporated2015-08-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66220 — Activities of insurance agents and brokers

Registered office

73 Tiverton Road
Potters Bar
EN6 5HX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-24
Last: 2025-08-10

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

KNODE, Andrew Ian→
director · ~65y · appointed 2015-08-11
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Recent filings (23 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-08-10