AFFINITY MARKETS LTD

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14111807 · ltd · incorporated 2022-05-17
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 May 2024
Net worth
£0
book net assets
Opportunity
62/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of financial services holding companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed asset-holding vehicle — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 62/100 (worth a look), bankability 60/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
62/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£0
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-05-31
Total assets£0
Net assets£0

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 (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-19
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2025-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-11-18
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2025-06-10
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  5. 2025-04-29
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2024-03-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-03-14
    📄
    dissolution-withdrawal-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS02
  8. 2024-02-20
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  9. 2024-02-09
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  10. 2023-06-20
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2023-06-20
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2022-08-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2022-05-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AFFINITY MARKETS LTD
  14. 2022-05-17
    NIMBLET, Esmario Asborne Martin appointed
    director
  15. 2022-05-17
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2025-05-30

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Esmario Asborne Martin Nimblet
Individual · Vincentian · DOB 12/1998 · age 28
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control17/05/2022

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
Incorporated2022-05-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64205 — Activities of financial services holding companies

Registered office

12 Queensbury Grove
Middlesbrough
North Yorkshire
TS5 4GW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-18
Last made up to: 2024-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2025-05-30OVERDUE
Last: 2024-05-16

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

NIMBLET, Esmario Asborne Martin
director · ~28y · appointed 2022-05-17
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Recent filings (15 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-11-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-18
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-11-18
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2025-06-10
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-14
dissolution-withdrawal-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS02
2024-03-14
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2024-02-20
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2024-02-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-06-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-30
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-05-17