A F HOLDINGS (AFH) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09913148 · ltd · incorporated 2015-12-11
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
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does

Acting as an active holding company within the financial and insurance sector, this entity most likely manages and oversees investments or ownership stakes in subsidiary companies, with group accounts filings suggesting it sits at the top of a broader corporate structure.

Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Loss-making
Loss before tax £37,290

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-31
Profit before tax£-37.3k
Average employees2

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 3 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2025-12-18
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    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-12-18
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    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-12-01
    ➕
    CALVER, Lindy Rowena appointed
    director
  5. 2025-12-01
    ➕
    WHITEHOUSE, Darren Thomas appointed
    director
  6. 2025-12-01
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    NEVILLE, Daniel George resigned
    director
  7. 2025-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-10-01
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-10-03
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  10. 2022-05-18
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  11. 2021-09-21
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-07-24
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  13. 2019-08-07
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-10-03
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-12-11
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    Company incorporated
    As A F HOLDINGS (AFH) LIMITED
  17. 2015-12-11
    ➕
    WHITEHOUSE, Darren Thomas appointed
    secretary
  18. 2015-12-11
    ➕
    NEVILLE, Alexander David appointed
    director
  19. 2015-12-11
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    NEVILLE, Daniel George appointed
    director
  20. 2015-12-11
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

50/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

Succession & seller-readiness

35/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alexander David Neville
Individual · British · DOB 05/1975 · age 51
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Ms Lindy Calver
Individual · British · DOB 02/1973 · age 53
25–50%
—25-50% 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
Incorporated2015-12-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

Mount Road
Burntwood
Staffordshire
WS7 0AX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-17
Last: 2025-12-03

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

WHITEHOUSE, Darren Thomas→
secretary · appointed 2015-12-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CALVER, Lindy Rowena→
director · ~53y · appointed 2025-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NEVILLE, Alexander David→
director · ~51y · appointed 2015-12-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WHITEHOUSE, Darren Thomas→
director · ~51y · appointed 2025-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NEVILLE, Daniel George→
director · ~72y · appointed 2015-12-11 · resigned 2025-12-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (23 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-24