AFFINITY ESTATES (CONSULTING) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
13764142 · ltd · incorporated 2021-11-24
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
£89.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 68). 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 (73/100).

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, 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, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
9 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £89,457

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£89k
↑ 18% YoY
Current Assets
£94k
↓ 6.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£20k£40k£60k£81k£101kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-232023-11-23
Total assets£89.5k£100.8k
Current assets£94.2k£100.8k
Net assets£89.5k£75.8k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-07-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-06
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2021-11-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AFFINITY ESTATES (CONSULTING) LIMITED
  6. 2021-11-24
    DUNGWORTH, Mark Russell appointed
    secretary
  7. 2021-11-24
    DUNGWORTH, Mark Russell appointed
    director
  8. 2021-11-24
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mark Russell Dungworth
Individual · British · DOB 11/1958 · age 68
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control24/11/2021

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
Incorporated2021-11-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

1 Spring Cottages
St Leonards Road
Surbiton
Surrey
KT6 4DF
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-23
Last made up to: 2024-11-23
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-07
Last: 2025-11-23

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

DUNGWORTH, Mark Russell
secretary · appointed 2021-11-24
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Active
DUNGWORTH, Mark Russell
director · ~68y · appointed 2021-11-24
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Active

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Recent filings (9 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-06
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-07-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-23
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-11-24