AFFINITY FUNERAL CARE LTD

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13515221 · ltd · incorporated 2021-07-16
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.
Why now
Window closing · medium confidence
Getting harder to buy cheaply — 1 signals strengthening over the last 30 days.
  • · Bankability: 75 → 80
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.

  • Bankability: 7580
Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£-17.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 96030Funeral and related activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed asset-holding vehicle — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 73/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 2.9y

10/100
under pressure

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

  • · Newest facility, 2.9 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

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

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £16,992

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£17k
↓ 374% YoY
Current Assets
£13k
↑ 17% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£17k-£11k-£5k£1k£7k£13kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£30.6k£73.6k
Current assets£13.5k£11.5k
Debtors£13.5k£11.5k
Net assets£-17.0k£-3.6k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-02-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  5. 2024-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-08-31
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  7. 2023-08-31
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Finance for Enterprise Limited (Co. No. 01925556)
  8. 2023-04-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-04-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-08-09
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2021-07-16
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    Company incorporated
    As AFFINITY FUNERAL CARE LTD
  12. 2021-07-16
    GYLSSON, Guy appointed
    director
  13. 2021-07-16
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 5 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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

Cloud 9 Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Cloud 9 Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
AFFINITY FUNERAL CARE LTD
This company · 13515221

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
Cloud 9 Holdings Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control16/07/2021

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
Incorporated2021-07-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

10 Niagara Road Hillsborough
Sheffield
South Yorkshire
S6 1LU
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-29
Last: 2025-07-15

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

GYLSSON, Guy
director · ~49y · appointed 2021-07-16
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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Finance for Enterprise (Co. No. 01925556)
Finance for Enterprise Limited (Co. No. 01925556)
A registered charge2 properties31/08/2023
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Recent filings (14 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-30
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-01
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2021-08-09
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-07-16