AFS1 PLEVIN LTD

💤Zombieactive
13190556 · ltd · incorporated 2021-02-09
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£-29.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other credit granting n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £29,372

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£29k
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
-£29k-£29k-£29k-£29k-£29k-£29kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Net assets£-29.4k
Average employees0

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-07-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-07-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-07-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  6. 2025-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-07-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-05-03
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  10. 2023-05-02
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2023-02-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-11-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2022-11-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2022-09-29
    CAMPBELL-GRAY, Thomas Ian appointed
    director
  15. 2022-09-22
    DEADMAN, Christopher resigned
    director
  16. 2021-12-03
    ARNOLD, Kenneth Charles resigned
    director
  17. 2021-12-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2021-06-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2021-04-23
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    default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
    address · RP05
  20. 2021-02-26
    DEADMAN, Christopher appointed
    director
  21. 2021-02-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AFS1 PLEVIN LTD
  22. 2021-02-09
    ARNOLD, Kenneth Charles appointed
    director
  23. 2021-02-09
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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.)

Group structure

Aggregated Finance Solutions Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Aggregated Finance Solutions Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
AFS1 PLEVIN LTD
This company · 13190556

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Aggregated Finance Solutions Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control09/02/2021

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
Incorporated2021-02-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64929 — Other credit granting n.e.c.

Registered office

Albert Goodman
Lupin Way
Yeovil
Somerset
BA22 8WW
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-22
Last: 2026-02-08

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

CAMPBELL-GRAY, Thomas Ian
director · ~38y · appointed 2022-09-29
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Active
ARNOLD, Kenneth Charles
director · ~63y · appointed 2021-02-09 · resigned 2021-12-03
Resigned
DEADMAN, Christopher
director · ~56y · appointed 2021-02-26 · resigned 2022-09-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (22 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-24
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-02
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-08