AFJ GROUP LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
14426943 · ltd · incorporated 2022-10-18
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
£5.78M
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49390
Sector: Transportation & storage
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 64209Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -57% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 3.2y
35/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Charge age ~3.2 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
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
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
17 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £5,782,929
Net assets shrinking
Down £24,740 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 57% YoY
Cash YoY
-57%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£15k
↓ 57% YoY
Net Worth
£5.8m
~ YoY
Current Assets
£150k
↓ 78% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £5.93M | £5.81M |
| Current assets | £149.9k | £666.5k |
| Cash | £15.2k | £35.0k |
| Debtors | £134.7k | £631.5k |
| Net assets | £5.78M | £5.81M |
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.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-15📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-11-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-11-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-11-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-11-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-11-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-03-28📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-03-27🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2023-03-17📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-03-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-03-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-10-18🏢Company incorporatedAs AFJ GROUP LTD
- 2022-10-18➕AKHTAR, Farzana appointeddirector
- 2022-10-18➕YASIN, Arshad Mahmood appointeddirector
- 2022-10-18📄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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Arshad Mahmood Yasin Individual · British · DOB 09/1969 · age 57 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 18/10/2022 |
Mrs Farzana Akhtar Individual · British · DOB 11/1975 · age 51 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 13/03/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-10-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49390 — SIC 49390
Registered office
3 Doolittle Yard Froghall Road
Ampthill
Bedford
MK45 2NW
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-27
Last: 2026-03-13
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
AKHTAR, Farzana→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2022-10-18
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YASIN, Arshad Mahmood→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2022-10-18
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 27/03/2023 | — |
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Recent filings (17 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-18
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-03-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-21
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-20
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-03-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-03-17