AFTA PARTY RECORDS LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive
14145761 · ltd · incorporated 2022-06-01
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 Jun 2024
Net worth
£79.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
51/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Sound recording and music publishing activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed technology with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 51/100 (worth a look), bankability 40/100. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (48/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
4 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
51/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
35
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £79,511

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£80k
↑ 67% YoY
Current Assets
£53k
↑ 23% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£16k£32k£48k£64k£80kJun 2023Jun 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-06-302023-06-30
Total assets£79.5k£47.5k
Current assets£53.2k£43.3k
Net assets£79.5k£47.5k

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
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-05
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  2. 2025-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-01-23
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  4. 2025-01-22
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2025-01-22
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2025-01-22
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2024-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-06-01
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  9. 2022-06-09
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2022-06-08
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  11. 2022-06-01
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    Company incorporated
    As AFTA PARTY RECORDS LIMITED
  12. 2022-06-01
    KELLY, Gareth William appointed
    director
  13. 2022-06-01
    KIRK, Jonathan Edward appointed
    director
  14. 2022-06-01
    ROBINSON, Samuel appointed
    director
  15. 2022-06-01
    WELSH, Kane appointed
    director
  16. 2022-06-01
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

40/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

Red flags

2 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-31

Confirmation statement overdue
high

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

Evidence: Next due: 2026-02-06

Shareholders & ownership

4 active beneficial owners · fragmented
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Kane Welsh
Individual · British · DOB 10/1996 · age 30
sig. influencesignificant influence01/01/2025
Mr Gareth William Kelly
Individual · British · DOB 04/1995 · age 31
sig. influencesignificant influence01/01/2025
Mr Samuel Robinson
Individual · British · DOB 05/1997 · age 29
sig. influencesignificant influence01/01/2025
Mr Jonathan Kirk
Individual · British · DOB 10/1985 · age 41
sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest01/06/2022

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
Incorporated2022-06-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59200 — Sound recording and music publishing activities

Registered office

Cavendish House
Littlewood Drive
Cleckheaton
BD19 4TE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-03-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-02-06OVERDUE
Last: 2025-01-23

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

KELLY, Gareth William
director · ~31y · appointed 2022-06-01
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Active
KIRK, Jonathan Edward
director · ~41y · appointed 2022-06-01
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Active
ROBINSON, Samuel
director · ~29y · appointed 2022-06-01
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Active
WELSH, Kane
director · ~30y · appointed 2022-06-01
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Active

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Recent filings (14 total)

gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-23
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-01-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-01-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-01-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-01
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-06-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-06-09
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2022-06-08
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-06-01