AFG FASHION LIMITED

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14598221 · ltd · incorporated 2023-01-17
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£33.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 32130
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 46150SIC 46150
  • 46160SIC 46160
  • 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 4 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
10 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £33,362

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£72k
Net Worth
£33k
Current Assets
£113k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-31
Total assets£33.4k
Current assets£113.2k
Cash£72.0k
Debtors£41.2k
Net assets£33.4k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-20
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-07-16
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  4. 2024-07-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-04-23
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  6. 2024-04-19
    BUSY SECRETARY SERVICE LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  7. 2024-02-06
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-01-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AFG FASHION LIMITED
  9. 2023-01-17
    SHAN, Guangxian appointed
    director
  10. 2023-01-17
    BUSY SECRETARY SERVICE LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  11. 2023-01-17
    📄
    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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Guangxian Shan
Individual · Chinese · DOB 03/1978 · age 48
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control17/01/2023

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
Incorporated2023-01-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32130 — SIC 32130

Registered office

81 Chancery Lane
London
WC2A 1DD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-27
Last: 2026-01-13

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

SHAN, Guangxian
director · ~48y · appointed 2023-01-17
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Active
BUSY SECRETARY SERVICE LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2023-01-17 · resigned 2024-04-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (10 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-20
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2024-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-03
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-06
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-01-17