AFFINITY DRAFTING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC296499 · ltd · incorporated 2006-02-02
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£3.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
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: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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 (76/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
65 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £3,744
Cash YoY
+47%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£7k
↑ 47% YoY
Net Worth
£4k
↑ 4041% YoY
Current Assets
£9k
↑ 98% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£95£2k£4k£5k£7k£9kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets£3.7k£-95
Current assets£9.2k£4.6k
Cash£6.5k£4.4k
Debtors£525£175
Net assets£3.7k£-95

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-10
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2025-02-03
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2025-01-13
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    ATKINS, Norman Maurice resigned
    director
  5. 2025-01-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-11-29
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-11-16
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-03-14
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-11-13
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2009-02-09
    ➕
    ATKINS, Norman Maurice appointed
    director
  18. 2009-01-31
    ➕
    ADD ACCOUNTANCY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2009-01-31
    ➖
    HOON, Brigitte resigned
    secretary
  20. 2009-01-31
    ➖
    GIBBONS, Howard Charles resigned
    director
  21. 2006-03-16
    ➕
    ATKINS, James Edward appointed
    director
  22. 2006-02-02
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    Company incorporated
    As AFFINITY DRAFTING LIMITED
  23. 2006-02-02
    ➕
    HOON, Brigitte appointed
    secretary
  24. 2006-02-02
    ➕
    SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2006-02-02
    ➖
    SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2006-02-02
    ➕
    GIBBONS, Howard Charles appointed
    director
  27. 2006-02-02
    ➕
    WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 2006-02-02
    ➖
    WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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

clean
No 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Edward Atkins
Individual · British · DOB 02/1976 · age 50
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control02/02/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Norman Maurice Atkinsceased 13/01/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest

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
Incorporated2006-02-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

6 Market Square
Oldmeldrum
Aberdeenshire
AB51 0AA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-16
Last: 2026-02-02

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

ADD ACCOUNTANCY LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-01-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ATKINS, James Edward→
director · ~50y · appointed 2006-03-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOON, Brigitte→
secretary · appointed 2006-02-02 · resigned 2009-01-31
Resigned
SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-02-02 · resigned 2006-02-02
Resigned
ATKINS, Norman Maurice→
director · ~83y · appointed 2009-02-09 · resigned 2025-01-13
Resigned
GIBBONS, Howard Charles→
director · ~47y · appointed 2006-02-02 · resigned 2009-01-31
Resigned
WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-02-02 · resigned 2006-02-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (65 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-04-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-02-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-13