AFM BUSINESS GROWTH LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive

10829228 · ltd · incorporated 2017-06-21

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£1

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of venture and development capital companies

Sector: Financial & insurance

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

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

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

13 officers (4 active, 13 linked, 11 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

14 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

52 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £1

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£1

~ YoY

Current Assets

£1

~ YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-29
Total assets	£1	£1
Current assets	£1	£1
Debtors	£1	£1
Net assets	£1	£1

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand

2025-11-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-07-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-03-27
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-08-03
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-08-03
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-06-30
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KHILOSIA, Kanesh resigned
director
2021-12-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2021-12-09
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legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2021-12-09
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other · GUARANTEE2
2021-12-09
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other · AGREEMENT2
2021-09-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2021-09-23
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accounts · PARENT_ACC
2021-09-23
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other · GUARANTEE2
2021-09-23
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other · AGREEMENT2
2021-03-30
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2020-12-07
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officers · TM02
2020-11-09
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SLOAN, Geraldine Ann resigned
secretary
2020-09-28
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officers · AP01
2020-08-14
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-08-11
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PITTAWAY, Helen Elizabeth appointed
director
2020-08-11
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O'BRIEN, John resigned
director
2019-12-31
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O'DONNELL, Elaine resigned
director
2019-12-06
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BORZOMATO, Mark appointed
director
2019-12-06
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D'ABBADIE, Marc Francois appointed
director
2019-10-17
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ASHBRIDGE, Neil resigned
director
2019-10-16
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SLOAN, Geraldine Ann resigned
director
2019-10-15
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WALKER, John Laurence appointed
director
2019-10-15
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KHILOSIA, Kanesh appointed
director
2019-06-05
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SLOAN, Geraldine Ann appointed
secretary
2019-05-17
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GREENHALGH, Lisa resigned
secretary
2019-05-17
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GREENHALGH, Lisa resigned
director
2019-04-29
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ASHBRIDGE, Neil appointed
director
2019-04-29
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SLOAN, Geraldine Ann appointed
director
2018-07-17
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O'BRIEN, John appointed
director
2018-07-17
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SWAINSON, Roy resigned
director
2017-06-21
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Company incorporated
As AFM BUSINESS GROWTH LIMITED
2017-06-21
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GREENHALGH, Lisa appointed
secretary
2017-06-21
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GREENHALGH, Lisa appointed
director
2017-06-21
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O'DONNELL, Elaine appointed
director
2017-06-21
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SWAINSON, Roy 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 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Alliance Fund Managers Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Alliance Fund Managers Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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AFM BUSINESS GROWTH LIMITED

This company · 10829228

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Alliance Fund Managers Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	21/06/2017

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2017-06-21

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC64303 — Activities of venture and development capital companies

Registered office

Suite 6c, The Plaza

100 Old Hall Street

Liverpool

L3 9QJ

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-29

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-04

Last: 2025-06-20

Officers (4 active · 9 resigned)

BORZOMATO, Mark→

director · ~53y · appointed 2019-12-06

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

D'ABBADIE, Marc Francois→

director · ~48y · appointed 2019-12-06

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

PITTAWAY, Helen Elizabeth→

director · ~52y · appointed 2020-08-11

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

WALKER, John Laurence→

director · ~68y · appointed 2019-10-15

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

GREENHALGH, Lisa→

secretary · appointed 2017-06-21 · resigned 2019-05-17

Resigned

SLOAN, Geraldine Ann→

secretary · appointed 2019-06-05 · resigned 2020-11-09

Resigned

ASHBRIDGE, Neil→

director · ~71y · appointed 2019-04-29 · resigned 2019-10-17

Resigned

GREENHALGH, Lisa→

director · ~57y · appointed 2017-06-21 · resigned 2019-05-17

Resigned

KHILOSIA, Kanesh→

director · ~58y · appointed 2019-10-15 · resigned 2022-06-30

Resigned

O'BRIEN, John→

director · ~67y · appointed 2018-07-17 · resigned 2020-08-11

Resigned

O'DONNELL, Elaine→

director · ~56y · appointed 2017-06-21 · resigned 2019-12-31

Resigned

SLOAN, Geraldine Ann→

director · ~61y · appointed 2019-04-29 · resigned 2019-10-16

Resigned

SWAINSON, Roy→

director · ~79y · appointed 2017-06-21 · resigned 2018-07-17

Resigned

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Recent filings (52 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-11-24

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-06-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-11-28

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-06-21

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2023-12-18

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2023-07-12

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-06-21

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened

accounts · AA01

2023-03-27

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2022-08-03

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2022-08-03

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-06-23

accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary

accounts · AA

2021-12-09

legacy

accounts · PARENT_ACC

2021-12-09

legacy

other · GUARANTEE2

2021-12-09

legacy

other · AGREEMENT2

2021-12-09