AF GEMS AND JEWELLERY LTD
🌱Startupactive
16478283 · ltd · incorporated 2025-05-28
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Agents specialised in the sale of other particular products
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 46900Non-specialised wholesale trade
- 47770SIC 47770
- 47910Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (52/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 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
2 filings — limited history
30
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (4 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-28🏢Company incorporatedAs AF GEMS AND JEWELLERY LTD
- 2025-05-28➕MOHAMED AFHRID, Mohamed Asswar appointeddirector
- 2025-05-28➕MOHAMED ASSWAR, Mohamed Siddeen appointeddirector
- 2025-05-28📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
78/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
- +Young company: Only 1.1 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Mohamed Asswar Mohamed Afhrid Individual · Sri Lankan · DOB 09/1996 · age 30 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 28/05/2025 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-05-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46180 — Agents specialised in the sale of other particular products
Registered office
128 City Road
London
EC1V 2NX
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-10
Last: 2026-05-27
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
MOHAMED AFHRID, Mohamed Asswar→
Activedirector · ~30y · appointed 2025-05-28
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MOHAMED ASSWAR, Mohamed Siddeen→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2025-05-28
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Recent filings (2 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-17
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-05-28