AFFINIA GROUP SERVICES LIMITED
Opportunity 68/100 (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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (60/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Recent activity
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 accounts
- • 2 other
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 accounts
- • 2 other
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2026-05-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2026-05-05📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2026-05-05📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2026-05-05📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2026-02-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-07-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2025-05-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-22📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2025-05-22📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2025-05-22📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2025-05-15✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2025-05-15✏️change-of-name-noticechange-of-name · CONNOT
- 2025-04-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-01-14📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-03-27🏢Company incorporatedAs AFFINIA GROUP SERVICES LIMITED
- 2024-03-27➕ANNIS, Christopher David appointeddirector
- 2024-03-27➕HARDEN, Robert John appointeddirector
- 2024-03-27📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Young company: Only 2.3 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 med ·Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2025-05-15: certificate-change-of-name-company; 2025-05-15: change-of-name-notice
Group structure
Affinia Group Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Affinia Group Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 27/03/2024 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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