AFFINITY NETWORK SOLUTIONS LIMITED

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10545401 · ltd · incorporated 2017-01-04
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
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£-4.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Wired telecommunications activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 61200Wireless telecommunications activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 0.6y

0/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Newest facility, 0.6 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £4,438

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£4k
~ YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
-£4k-£4k-£4k-£4k-£4k-£4kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£-4.4k£-4.4k
Debtors£2£2
Net assets£-4.4k£-4.4k

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

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3 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-26
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  2. 2025-11-26
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    Charge satisfied #3
  3. 2025-11-17
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  4. 2025-11-17
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  5. 2025-11-11
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  6. 2025-11-11
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  7. 2025-11-10
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  8. 2025-10-31
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Merseyside Loan and Equity Fund LLP
  9. 2025-10-31
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: River Capital North West Equity Fund LP, Acting by Its General Partner, River Capital Nwef Gp Limited
  10. 2025-10-31
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Merseyside Loan and Equity Fund LLP
  11. 2025-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2024-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2024-01-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2023-12-31
    GASKELL, Ian David resigned
    director
  15. 2023-12-20
    MASSEY, Daniel John appointed
    director
  16. 2023-12-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2023-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2022-10-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2021-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2021-04-07
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  21. 2021-03-15
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  22. 2020-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  23. 2020-10-27
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  24. 2020-10-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  25. 2020-03-31
    RICHES, David resigned
    director
  26. 2019-01-31
    GASKELL, Ian David appointed
    director
  27. 2017-01-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AFFINITY NETWORK SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  28. 2017-01-04
    RICHES, David appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 med ·
3 new charges in last 12 months
medium

Heavy recent charge activity can indicate refinancing pressure, aggressive leverage, or multiple lender rotation.

Evidence: 2025-10-31: A registered charge; 2025-10-31: A registered charge; 2025-10-31: A registered charge

Group structure

Infinium Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Infinium Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
AFFINITY NETWORK SOLUTIONS LIMITED
This company · 10545401

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Infinium Group Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75-100% shares01/04/2020
Mr Peter Miles
Individual · British · DOB 05/1966 · age 60
5075%
50–75%board controlsig. influence50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest01/06/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr David Richesceased 31/03/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-01-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC61100 — Wired telecommunications activities

Registered office

Unit 4, Bartle Court Business Village Rosemary Lane
Bartle
Preston
PR4 0HB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-17
Last: 2026-01-03

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

MASSEY, Daniel John
director · ~56y · appointed 2023-12-20
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Active
GASKELL, Ian David
director · ~61y · appointed 2019-01-31 · resigned 2023-12-31
Resigned
RICHES, David
director · ~54y · appointed 2017-01-04 · resigned 2020-03-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Merseyside Loan and Equity Fund
Merseyside Loan and Equity Fund LLP
A registered charge31/10/202526/11/2025
outstanding
River Capital North West Equity Fund LP, Acting by Its General Partner, River Capital Nwef Gp
River Capital North West Equity Fund LP, Acting by Its General Partner, River Capital Nwef Gp Limited
A registered charge31/10/2025
outstanding
Merseyside Loan and Equity Fund
Merseyside Loan and Equity Fund LLP
A registered charge4 properties31/10/2025
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Recent filings (33 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-18
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-11-26
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-11-17
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-11-17
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-11-11
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-11-11
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-03