AFIG LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
14440535 · ltd · incorporated 2022-10-25
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
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Average employees200200

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-09
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-02-01
    ➖
    MCBRIAR, Mark Jonathan resigned
    director
  3. 2025-10-28
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-06-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-08-14
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-07-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-05-21
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  8. 2024-01-22
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2024-01-11
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2024-01-09
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2024-01-08
    ➖
    BALL, Graham resigned
    director
  12. 2024-01-08
    ➖
    BURNS, Stephen Mark resigned
    director
  13. 2024-01-04
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  14. 2023-01-11
    ➕
    BALL, Graham appointed
    director
  15. 2023-01-11
    ➕
    BURNS, Stephen Mark appointed
    director
  16. 2023-01-11
    ➕
    MCBRIAR, Mark Jonathan appointed
    director
  17. 2023-01-11
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2023-01-11
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2023-01-11
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2023-01-11
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2022-10-25
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AFIG LIMITED
  22. 2022-10-25
    ➕
    MCBRIAR, Jordan Alex appointed
    director
  23. 2022-10-25
    📄
    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 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-10-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

7 Lynne Walk
Esher
--None--
KT10 9DZ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-02
Last: 2026-01-19

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

MCBRIAR, Jordan Alex→
director · ~35y · appointed 2022-10-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BALL, Graham→
director · ~63y · appointed 2023-01-11 · resigned 2024-01-08
Resigned
BURNS, Stephen Mark→
director · ~60y · appointed 2023-01-11 · resigned 2024-01-08
Resigned
MCBRIAR, Mark Jonathan→
director · ~61y · appointed 2023-01-11 · resigned 2026-02-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (19 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2024-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-01-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-09
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-11