AFTON GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC220532 · ltd · incorporated 2001-06-22

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Sept 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Sector: Financial & insurance

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (80/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 22.4y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 22.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

70 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-09-30	2023-09-30
Average employees	0	0

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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3 signals 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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand

2025-03-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-03-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-04-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-03-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-07-06
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2017-03-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-07-08
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2016-04-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2015-07-14
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-03-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2014-10-20
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auditors-resignation-company
auditors · AUD
2014-07-16
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2012-11-30
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Charge satisfied #2
2012-11-30
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Charge satisfied #1
2012-11-28
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
2012-10-01
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MARSHALL, Stewart Young resigned
director
2011-07-22
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
2011-03-22
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TASKER, Kenna Margaret appointed
director
2011-03-22
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TASKER, Colin Moray resigned
director
2003-11-13
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
2001-06-22
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Company incorporated
As AFTON GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED
2001-06-22
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TASKER, Michael Aidan Christopher appointed
secretary
2001-06-22
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TASKER, Michael Aidan Christopher appointed
director
2001-06-22
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2001-06-22
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2001-06-22
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MARSHALL, Stewart Young appointed
director
2001-06-22
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TASKER, Colin Moray appointed
director
2001-06-22
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JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2001-06-22
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JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

84/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Colin Tasker 1v Trust is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Colin Tasker 1v Trust

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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AFTON GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED

This company · SC220532

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
Colin Tasker 1v Trust Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2001-06-22

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

61 Dublin Street

Edinburgh

Midlothian

EH3 6NL

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-06-30

Last made up to: 2024-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-06

Last: 2025-06-22

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

TASKER, Michael Aidan Christopher→

secretary · appointed 2001-06-22

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Active

TASKER, Kenna Margaret→

director · ~58y · appointed 2011-03-22

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Active

TASKER, Michael Aidan Christopher→

director · ~60y · appointed 2001-06-22

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-06-22 · resigned 2001-06-22

Resigned

MARSHALL, Stewart Young→

director · ~91y · appointed 2001-06-22 · resigned 2012-10-01

Resigned

TASKER, Colin Moray→

director · ~92y · appointed 2001-06-22 · resigned 2011-03-22

Resigned

JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-06-22 · resigned 2001-06-22

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC	Floating charge	1 property	28/11/2012	—
satisfied	Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC	Floating charge	1 property	22/07/2011	30/11/2012
satisfied	Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company	Floating charge	1 property	13/11/2003	30/11/2012

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