AFF RAIL LTD

💤Zombieactive

10836306 · ltd · incorporated 2017-06-26

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 Jun 2025

Net worth

£9.4k

book net assets

Opportunity

71/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 42120

Sector: Construction

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

43999Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.

Investor take

Pursue

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

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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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, 2 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

1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

23 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

71/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £9,439

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£9k

↑ 266% YoY

Current Assets

£33k

↑ 43% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30
Total assets	£27.8k	£22.7k
Current assets	£32.7k	£22.8k
Net assets	£9.4k	£-5.7k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand

2025-10-17
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2024-10-02
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accounts · AA
2024-03-16
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accounts · AA
2023-03-14
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accounts · AA
2022-03-29
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accounts · AA
2021-06-04
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accounts · AA
2020-03-05
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accounts · AA
2018-08-30
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accounts · AA
2018-06-20
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2018-06-20
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officers · CH01
2017-07-11
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officers · CH01
2017-07-11
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2017-07-11
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address · AD01
2017-06-26
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Company incorporated
As AFF RAIL LTD
2017-06-26
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FODOR, Francisk appointed
director
2017-06-26
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incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100

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.
+No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Francisk Fodor Individual · Romanian · DOB 07/1989 · age 37	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	26/06/2017

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

Incorporated2017-06-26

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC42120 — SIC 42120

Registered office

27 Old Gloucester Street

London

WC1N 3AX

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-07-12

Last: 2026-06-28

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

FODOR, Francisk→

director · ~37y · appointed 2017-06-26

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