AFS HOLDINGS LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
11278392 · ltd · incorporated 2018-03-27
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other engineering activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (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 (65/100).

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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees200200

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-11
    ➕
    BACON, Jonathan Mark appointed
    director
  5. 2023-09-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2023-09-11
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2023-09-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-09-11
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2023-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-12-06
    ➕
    SULLIVAN, Bronia Caroline appointed
    director
  12. 2021-12-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2021-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-02-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-02-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-02-10
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2020-06-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  18. 2019-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-09-30
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  20. 2018-03-27
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    Company incorporated
    As AFS HOLDINGS LTD
  21. 2018-03-27
    ➕
    ELLIS, Graham Nigel appointed
    director
  22. 2018-03-27
    ➕
    ELLIS, Graham Nigel appointed
    director
  23. 2018-03-27
    ➖
    ELLIS, Graham Nigel resigned
    director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — 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 67. 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Jonathan Mark Bacon
Individual · British · DOB 01/1975 · age 51
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control11/09/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Graham Nigel Ellisceased 11/09/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

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
Incorporated2018-03-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71129 — Other engineering activities

Registered office

Norwich Accountancy
19 Upper King Street
Norwich
Norfolk
NR3 1RB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-25
Last: 2025-09-11

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

BACON, Jonathan Mark→
director · ~51y · appointed 2023-09-11
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Active
ELLIS, Graham Nigel→
director · ~62y · appointed 2018-03-27
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Active
SULLIVAN, Bronia Caroline→
director · ~67y · appointed 2021-12-06
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Active
ELLIS, Graham Nigel→
director · ~62y · appointed 2018-03-27 · resigned 2018-03-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (31 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-09-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-09-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-12-06