AVF GLOBAL LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
12374001 · ltd · incorporated 2019-12-20
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 6.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 6.4y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 6.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 23/100 — clean.
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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (4 active, 11 linked, 11 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
57 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 700 | 700 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (45 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-10-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-10-07➕WAN, Dan appointeddirector
- 2025-10-07➖XIE, Menghong resigneddirector
- 2025-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-15📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-07-04📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-07-04📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-07-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-07-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-07-02📄second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-nameofficers · RP04AP01
- 2025-07-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-06-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-06-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-06-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-06-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2025-06-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-06-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-06-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-06-30📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-06-30📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-06-16➕LYU, Yaqi appointeddirector
- 2025-06-16➕SUN, Gang appointeddirector
- 2025-06-16➖BURNS, Anthony John resigneddirector
- 2025-06-16➖GALLIMORE, David Andrew resigneddirector
- 2025-06-16➖GODFREY, David Ian resigneddirector
- 2025-06-16➖KEENAN, Anna May resigneddirector
- 2025-06-16➖MCCREATH, John Richard resigneddirector
- 2025-06-16➖WARD, Stuart Duncan resigneddirector
- 2025-06-16➕XIE, Menghong appointeddirector
- 2025-04-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-04-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-26📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-11-26🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2024-06-27🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Praetura Commercial Finance Limited
- 2021-06-21➕GODFREY, David Ian appointeddirector
- 2020-12-18➕BURNS, Anthony John appointeddirector
- 2020-12-18➕MCCREATH, John Richard appointeddirector
- 2020-12-18➕WARD, Stuart Duncan appointeddirector
- 2020-01-16🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Shawbrook Bank Limited
- 2019-12-23➕WEST, Simon Johnathan appointeddirector
- 2019-12-23➕KEENAN, Anna May appointeddirector
- 2019-12-20🏢Company incorporatedAs AVF GLOBAL LIMITED
- 2019-12-20➕GALLIMORE, David Andrew appointeddirector
Owner dependency
40/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome 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.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
Red flags
1 med ·7 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: BURNS, Anthony John resigned 2025-06-16; GALLIMORE, David Andrew resigned 2025-06-16; GODFREY, David Ian resigned 2025-06-16
Group structure
Best Qi Innovation (Hong Kong) Technology Co Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Best Qi Innovation (Hong Kong) Technology Co Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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AVF GLOBAL LIMITED
This company · 12374001
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Best Qi Innovation (Hong Kong) Technology Co Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 16/06/2025 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Simon Johnathan Westceased 16/06/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr David Andrew Gallimoreceased 16/01/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-12-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Registered office
Road 30 Hortonwood
Telford
Shropshire
TF1 7YE
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-29
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-29
Last: 2025-07-15
Officers (4 active · 7 resigned)
Active
Active
Active
WEST, Simon Johnathan→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2019-12-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BURNS, Anthony John→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2020-12-18 · resigned 2025-06-16
GALLIMORE, David Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2019-12-20 · resigned 2025-06-16
GODFREY, David Ian→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2021-06-21 · resigned 2025-06-16
KEENAN, Anna May→
Resigneddirector · ~44y · appointed 2019-12-23 · resigned 2025-06-16
MCCREATH, John Richard→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2020-12-18 · resigned 2025-06-16
WARD, Stuart Duncan→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2020-12-18 · resigned 2025-06-16
XIE, Menghong→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2025-06-16 · resigned 2025-10-07
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Praetura Commercial Finance Praetura Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | — | 27/06/2024 | — | |
| satisfied | Shawbrook Shawbrook Bank Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 16/01/2020 | 26/11/2024 |
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Recent filings (57 total)
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-15
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-07-15
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-07-04
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-07-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-02
second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP04AP01
2025-07-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-06-30