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AF TRADE LTD

💤Zombieactive
12566757 · ltd · incorporated 2020-04-21
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£3.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
68/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 68/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -63% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (47/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

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
No charge records returned
50
Directors & officers
No officers data
0
Ownership & PSC
No PSC data returned
40
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
No filing history
0
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
68/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
70
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £3,337
Cash draining
Cash down 63% YoY
Cash YoY
-63%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£763
↓ 63% YoY
Net Worth
£3k
↑ 17% YoY
Current Assets
£9k
↑ 178% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£2k£4k£5k£7k£9kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£19.2k£9.7k
Current assets£8.8k£3.2k
Cash£763£2.1k
Debtors£8.0k£1.1k
Net assets£3.3k£2.9k

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

Corporate timeline (1 events)Click to expand
  1. 2020-04-21
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    Company incorporated
    As AF TRADE LTD

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

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

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
Incorporated2020-04-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade

Registered office

Portman House Fidcorp
2 Portman Street
London
W1H 6DU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-04
Last: 2026-04-20