AFL INVESTMENT & ASSETS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
13128053 · ltd · incorporated 2021-01-12
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 Jan 2026
Net worth
£51.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68201Renting and operating of Housing Association real estate
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
  • 68320Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: property-backed borrower with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 5.0y

35/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Charge age ~5.0 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
25 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
74/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £51,268
Net assets shrinking
Down £11,340 YoY
Cash YoY
+14%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1k
↑ 14% YoY
Net Worth
£51k
↓ 18% YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£13k£25k£38k£50k£63kJan 2025Jan 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-01-312025-01-31
Cash£1.3k£1.2k
Net assets£51.3k£62.6k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 officers
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-02-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-02-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2026-01-08
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2026-01-08
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2025-05-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-03-02
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  9. 2024-03-02
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  10. 2023-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-04-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2023-04-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2023-01-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2022-10-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-01-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2021-07-28
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  17. 2021-07-27
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Landbay Partners Limited
  18. 2021-03-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2021-03-04
    FELIX, Sara Carolina De Sa Almeida resigned
    director
  20. 2021-03-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2021-03-04
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  22. 2021-01-12
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    Company incorporated
    As AFL INVESTMENT & ASSETS LIMITED
  23. 2021-01-12
    FARO LEITE, Andre Inocencio Martins Pissarra appointed
    director
  24. 2021-01-12
    FELIX, Sara Carolina De Sa Almeida appointed
    director
  25. 2021-01-12
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andre Inocencio Martins Pissarra Faro Leite
Individual · British · DOB 12/1985 · age 41
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting12/01/2021
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Sara Carolina De Sa Almeida Felixceased 04/03/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Andre Inocencio Martins Pissarra Faro Leiteceased 12/01/2021· 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.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-01-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

3 Kew Court
Pynes Hill
Exeter
Devon
EX2 5AZ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-16
Last: 2026-01-02

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

FARO LEITE, Andre Inocencio Martins Pissarra
director · ~41y · appointed 2021-01-12
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Active
FELIX, Sara Carolina De Sa Almeida
director · ~35y · appointed 2021-01-12 · resigned 2021-03-04
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Landbay
Landbay Partners Limited
A registered charge1 property27/07/2021
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Recent filings (25 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-03
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-01-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-03-02
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-04-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-20