AFFINITY GAS LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive
15768000 · ltd · incorporated 2024-06-07
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
14 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-01-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2024-12-31
    FULFORD-SMITH, Richard John resigned
    director
  5. 2024-12-03
    HOCKEY, Daniel Rhodri Allan appointed
    director
  6. 2024-11-06
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  7. 2024-10-30
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  8. 2024-10-30
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  9. 2024-10-15
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  10. 2024-10-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  11. 2024-07-31
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2024-07-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2024-06-28
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  14. 2024-06-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2024-06-07
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    Company incorporated
    As AFFINITY GAS LIMITED
  16. 2024-06-07
    HOBAN, Michelle Catherine appointed
    secretary
  17. 2024-06-07
    HOBAN, Michelle Catherine appointed
    director
  18. 2024-06-07
    FULFORD-SMITH, Richard John appointed
    director
  19. 2024-06-07
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Young company: Only 2.0 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited 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

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

Group structure

Affinity Shipping International Limited holds majority control (50-75%). Likely parent but not wholly-owned.

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Affinity Shipping International Limited
Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares
majority
AFFINITY GAS LIMITED
This company · 15768000

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Affinity Shipping International Limited
Corporate entity
5075%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting07/06/2024

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
Incorporated2024-06-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

44th Floor The Leadenhall Building
122 Leadenhall Street
London
EC3V 4AB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-20
Last: 2025-06-06

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

HOBAN, Michelle Catherine
secretary · appointed 2024-06-07
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Active
HOBAN, Michelle Catherine
director · ~41y · appointed 2024-06-07
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Active
HOCKEY, Daniel Rhodri Allan
director · ~41y · appointed 2024-12-03
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Active
FULFORD-SMITH, Richard John
director · ~71y · appointed 2024-06-07 · resigned 2024-12-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (14 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-02
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-11-06
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-10-30
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-10-30
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-10-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-10-15
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-07-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-04
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-06-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-27
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-06-07