AFFINITY18 LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
11113101 · ltd · incorporated 2017-12-15
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
£-45.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 75). 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: high (81/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £45,084

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£45k
↑ 5.7% YoY
Current Assets
£2k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
-£48k-£38k-£28k-£18k-£8k£2kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£-40.9k£-44.5k
Current assets£2.3k£2.3k
Net assets£-45.1k£-47.8k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-20
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  4. 2024-12-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-12-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2024-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-12-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2021-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-02-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-12-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2020-12-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2019-11-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2019-11-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2019-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-12-04
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    address · AD01
  17. 2017-12-15
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    Company incorporated
    As AFFINITY18 LIMITED
  18. 2017-12-15
    FINNERTY, Martin Joseph Bernard appointed
    secretary
  19. 2017-12-15
    FINNERTY, Martin Joseph appointed
    director
  20. 2017-12-15
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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 75 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Martin Joseph Bernard Finnerty
Individual · British · DOB 12/1951 · age 75
sig. influencesignificant influence15/12/2017

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
Incorporated2017-12-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Registered office

11-12 Hallmark Trading Centre
Fourth Way
Wembley
Middlesex
HA9 0LB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-28
Last: 2025-12-14

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

FINNERTY, Martin Joseph Bernard
secretary · appointed 2017-12-15
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Active
FINNERTY, Martin Joseph
director · ~75y · appointed 2017-12-15
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Recent filings (25 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-20
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-12-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-17