AFFLEX LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
11271862 · ltd · incorporated 2018-03-23
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£35.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Renting and operating of Housing Association real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
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, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £35,721

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£36k
↑ 167% YoY
Current Assets
£53k
↑ 58% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£11k£21k£32k£42k£53kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£35.7k£13.4k
Current assets£52.8k£33.4k
Net assets£35.7k£13.4k

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 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-04
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · RPCH01
  4. 2024-07-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-07-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2022-05-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2021-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-07-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2018-07-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2018-07-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2018-07-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2018-03-23
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    Company incorporated
    As AFFLEX LIMITED
  17. 2018-03-23
    SIMMONS, Antony Alan appointed
    director
  18. 2018-03-23
    SIMMONS, Justine appointed
    director
  19. 2018-03-23
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

71/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

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

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-03-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68201 — Renting and operating of Housing Association real estate

Registered office

17 Victoria Road East
Thornton Cleveleys
Lancashire
FY5 5HT
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-05
Last: 2026-03-22

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

SIMMONS, Antony Alan
director · ~55y · appointed 2018-03-23
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Active
SIMMONS, Justine
director · ~49y · appointed 2018-03-23
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Active

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Recent filings (24 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
legacy
miscellaneous · RPCH01
2024-11-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-07-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-24