ASFP DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
13328857 · ltd · incorporated 2021-04-12
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 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
15 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.
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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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-03-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-03-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-03-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-04-12🏢Company incorporatedAs ASFP DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
- 2021-04-12➕PAYNE, Andrew Francis appointeddirector
- 2021-04-12➕PAYNE, Sonia Lorraine appointeddirector
- 2021-04-12📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 5 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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 |
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Mrs Sonia Lorraine Payne Individual · British · DOB 11/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 12/04/2021 |
Mr Andrew Francis Payne Individual · British · DOB 01/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 12/04/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Active · Other · BN postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 GOLDSTONE ROAD (HOVE) LIMITED→ 04328349 · est 2001 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 24y | — | — |
| 3 LANSDOWNE PLACE (HOVE) LIMITED→ 04455742 · est 2002 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
| 32 BOUNDARY ROAD HOVE LTD→ 09620030 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| 34 BRUNSWICK PLACE (HOVE) LIMITED→ 05463156 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| 34 BRUNSWICK SQUARE LTD→ 05912914 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| 34 LANGNEY ROAD EASTBOURNE LIMITED→ 16564496 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 36 QUEENS PARK ROAD BRIGHTON LIMITED→ 05512521 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| 37-38 BEDFORD SQUARE RTM COMPANY LIMITED→ 16660104 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4 ALBERT ROAD LIMITED→ 05938539 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| 4 AND 4A DARELL ROAD LIMITED→ 05526151 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| 4 KILOS U.K LTD→ 11308545 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| 4 ORIENTAL PLACE (BRIGHTON) LTD→ 03242244 · est 1996 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 29y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-04-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
7 - 9 The Avenue
Eastbourne
East Sussex
BN21 3YA
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-26
Last: 2026-04-12
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
PAYNE, Andrew Francis→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2021-04-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PAYNE, Sonia Lorraine→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2021-04-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (15 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-01-20
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-04-12