AFS MANAGERS LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
14269526 · ltd · incorporated 2022-08-02
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
£-1.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other reservation service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £1,897
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£2k
↓ 423% YoY
Current Assets
£1
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-1.9k | £-363 |
| Current assets | £1 | £1 |
| Net assets | £-1.9k | £-363 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal 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 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-31📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-08-31📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-07-23📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-07-23📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-07-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-05-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-05-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-08📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2022-10-14📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-09-12➕MONT ROSE DIRECTORS LTD appointedcorporate-director
- 2022-09-12📄appoint-corporate-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP02
- 2022-08-02🏢Company incorporatedAs AFS MANAGERS LIMITED
- 2022-08-02➕TRESS, Thomas appointedsecretary
- 2022-08-02➕TRESS, Thomas Gregory James appointeddirector
- 2022-08-02📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr. Warren Zanhausern Individual · Swiss · DOB 12/1993 · age 33 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 23/07/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Thomas Gregory James Tressceased 23/07/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-08-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC79909 — Other reservation service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
12 Alexandra Road
London
SE26 5NL
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-06
Last: 2025-07-23
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
Active
TRESS, Thomas Gregory James→
Activedirector · ~77y · appointed 2022-08-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MONT ROSE DIRECTORS LTD→
Activecorporate-director · appointed 2022-09-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (16 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-07-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-07-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-05
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-12-08
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-10-14
appoint-corporate-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP02
2022-09-12