A & F SPRINKLERS HOLDINGS LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive

13954082 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2022-03-04

Investment thesis

Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.

Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.

Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Sector: Financial & insurance

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

8 officers (5 active, 8 linked, 8 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

7 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

27 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31

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

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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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 incorporation
• 1 resolution

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 incorporation
• 1 resolution

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand

2026-04-16
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-04-16
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-04-13
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-10
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-26
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PARKER, Duncan Lee appointed
director
2026-03-26
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STANSFIELD, Lesley Karen resigned
director
2025-10-28
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legacy
miscellaneous · ANNOTATION
2025-10-28
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legacy
miscellaneous · ANNOTATION
2025-09-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-12
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-10
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-04
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PAOLOZZI, Alex Peter appointed
director
2024-09-04
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CLAYTON, Daniel James resigned
director
2024-06-11
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-30
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-29
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JONES, Paul Mark appointed
director
2024-05-29
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PARKER, Duncan Lee resigned
director
2023-12-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-09
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court-order
miscellaneous · OC
2022-07-01
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2022-05-30
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legacy
miscellaneous · ANNOTATION
2022-05-27
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-05-27
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-05-23
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-05-23
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-05-23
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-05-19
➕
STANSFIELD, Jonathan Mark appointed
director
2022-05-19
➕
CLAYTON, Daniel James appointed
director
2022-05-19
➕
PARKER, Duncan Lee appointed
director
2022-05-19
➕
STANSFIELD, Lesley Karen appointed
director
2022-03-04
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Company incorporated
As A & F SPRINKLERS HOLDINGS LIMITED
2022-03-04
➕
NEWMAN, Stephen Graeme appointed
director

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2022-03-04

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

Oakley House

1 Hungerford Road

Huddersfield

HD3 3AL

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-17

Last: 2026-03-03