AFXBOT LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
14093423 · ltd · incorporated 2022-05-09
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 May 2025
Net worth
£768
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.
Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
17 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £768
Very low cash
Cash position: £86
Net assets shrinking
Down £533 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£86
Net Worth
£768
↓ 41% YoY
Current Assets
£86
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £768 | £1.3k |
| Current assets | £86 | — |
| Cash | £86 | — |
| Net assets | £768 | £1.3k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-02-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-01-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-01-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-02-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-08-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-08-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-06-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-10-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-05-09🏢Company incorporatedAs AFXBOT LTD
- 2022-05-09➕ADAMS, John Andrew appointeddirector
- 2022-05-09➕HANCOX, Lauren Paige appointeddirector
- 2022-05-09📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
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
1 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr John Andrew Adams Individual · English · DOB 03/1993 · age 33 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 09/05/2022 |
Miss Lauren Paige Hancox Individual · English · DOB 11/1996 · age 30 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 09/05/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-05-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47910 — Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Registered office
The Greenhouse
106-108 Ashbourne Road
Derby
DE22 3AG
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-22
Last: 2026-05-08
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
ADAMS, John Andrew→
Activedirector · ~33y · appointed 2022-05-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HANCOX, Lauren Paige→
Activedirector · ~30y · appointed 2022-05-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (17 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-09