AFRAPONIX LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
12569473 · ltd · incorporated 2020-04-23
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 Apr 2026
Net worth
£-1.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of agricultural holding companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed asset-holding vehicle — structural issues outweigh the discount.
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: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
26 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £1,894
Net assets shrinking
Down £2,851 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£2k
↓ 298% YoY
Current Assets
£3k
↓ 78% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2026-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £24.8k | £957 |
| Current assets | £3.0k | £13.9k |
| Net assets | £-1.9k | £957 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-09-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-09-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-09-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-05-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-18✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-09-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-09-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-06-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-06-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-06-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-06-12📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-06-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-06-05➕HESS, Shena Bridgid, Dr appointeddirector
- 2020-04-23🏢Company incorporatedAs AFRAPONIX LTD
- 2020-04-23➕HESS, Justin appointeddirector
- 2020-04-23➕HESS, Richard Peter appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Richard Peter Hess Individual · British · DOB 02/1951 · age 75 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 12/06/2020 |
Mr Justin Edward Hess Individual · British · DOB 08/1983 · age 43 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 24/10/2024 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Justin Edward Hessceased 12/06/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Mr Hein Ricker Oosthuizenceased 12/06/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 46, WELLS ROAD, BATH MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 02699688 · est 1992 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 34y | — | — |
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| ANGELUS BIDCO LIMITED→ 15572515 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-04-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64201 — Activities of agricultural holding companies
Registered office
14 Cheneys Piece
Benson
Wallingford
OX10 6FD
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2028-01-31
Last made up to: 2026-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-22
Last: 2025-12-08
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
HESS, Justin→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2020-04-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HESS, Richard Peter→
Activedirector · ~75y · appointed 2020-04-23
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HESS, Shena Bridgid, Dr→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 2020-06-05
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Recent filings (26 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-09-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-11
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-04-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-20