A&F TRADES LIMITED
🌱Startupactive
15992682 · ltd · incorporated 2024-10-02
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Oct 2025
Net worth
£500
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 96090Other service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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 (70/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
20 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
50
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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £500
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
£500
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-10-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £500 |
| Net assets | £500 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-12-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-11-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-11-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-10-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-07-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-07-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-07-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-07-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-07-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-07-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-07-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-06-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-06-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-10-02🏢Company incorporatedAs A&F TRADES LIMITED
- 2024-10-02➕MUZAFAR, Fatima appointeddirector
- 2024-10-02📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
80/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Young company: Only 1.7 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Fatima Muzafar Individual · Pakistani · DOB 12/2003 · age 23 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 02/10/2024 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-10-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47910 — Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Registered office
52 Beach Road
South Shields
NE33 2SA
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-15
Last: 2025-10-01
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
MUZAFAR, Fatima→
Activedirector · ~23y · appointed 2024-10-02
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Recent filings (20 total)
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-02