AFI EVENTS LTD

🌿Early-stageactive

14994540 · ltd · incorporated 2023-07-11

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 Dec 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

73/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of exhibition and fair organisers

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

13 officers (10 active, 13 linked, 13 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

16 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-12-31

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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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 6 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand

2026-06-19
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officers · TM01
2026-06-11
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STEVENSON, Dominique Michelle resigned
director
2026-01-08
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officers · AP01
2026-01-08
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officers · AP01
2026-01-07
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officers · AP01
2026-01-07
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officers · AP01
2026-01-07
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officers · AP01
2025-12-22
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EVANS, Mark James appointed
director
2025-12-22
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MURPHY, Samuel Richard appointed
director
2025-12-22
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O'REILLY, Adam Michael John appointed
director
2025-12-22
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WATKINS, Alan appointed
director
2025-12-22
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WHENT, William Charles appointed
director
2025-12-16
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-16
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officers · TM01
2025-12-03
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COPELAND, Mark Andrew resigned
director
2025-12-03
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SMITH, John Richard resigned
director
2025-04-14
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officers · CH01
2025-03-03
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accounts · AA
2025-02-27
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accounts · AA01
2024-05-16
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-05-16
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address · AD01
2023-07-11
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Company incorporated
As AFI EVENTS LTD
2023-07-11
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BINNS, Adam David Hawthorn appointed
director
2023-07-11
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CUDLIPP, John Anthony appointed
director
2023-07-11
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GLANVILL, Cameron Thomas appointed
director
2023-07-11
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HACKETT, Christopher James appointed
director
2023-07-11
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KNIGHT, Daniel Richard appointed
director
2023-07-11
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COPELAND, Mark Andrew appointed
director
2023-07-11
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SMITH, John Richard appointed
director
2023-07-11
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STEVENSON, Dominique Michelle appointed
director
2023-07-11
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incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

60/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-10 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
+Young company: Only 3.0 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

1 med ·

3 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: COPELAND, Mark Andrew resigned 2025-12-03; SMITH, John Richard resigned 2025-12-03; STEVENSON, Dominique Michelle resigned 2026-06-11

Group structure

Association Of Fencing Industries is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Association Of Fencing Industries

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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AFI EVENTS LTD

This company · 14994540

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Association Of Fencing Industries Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	11/07/2023

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2023-07-11

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC82301 — Activities of exhibition and fair organisers

Registered office

Rutland House

Minerva Business Park, Lynch Wood

Peterborough

PE2 6PZ

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-24

Last: 2025-07-10