AXFAR RECRUITMENT LTD

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SC730041 · ltd · incorporated 2022-04-20
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£35.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
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 bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 0.9y

10/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Newest facility, 0.9 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
11 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £35,310
Net assets shrinking
Down £14,779 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£35k
↓ 30% YoY
Current Assets
£86k
↑ 17% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£17k£34k£51k£69k£86kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£35.3k£50.1k
Current assets£85.6k£73.3k
Debtors£85.6k
Net assets£35.3k£50.1k

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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-11
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-06-02
    📄
    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  4. 2025-05-30
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance Limited
  5. 2024-08-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-01-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-05-12
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  8. 2023-04-18
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2022-04-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AXFAR RECRUITMENT LTD
  10. 2022-04-20
    FARAGO, Gheorghe Alexandru appointed
    director
  11. 2022-04-20
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some 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

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 Gheorghe Alexandru Farago
Individual · Romanian · DOB 09/1971 · age 55
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control20/04/2022

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
Incorporated2022-04-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

7 Phoenix Crescent, Suite 2g, Floor 2 Avondale House
Strathclyde Business Park
Bellshill
ML4 3NJ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-02
Last: 2025-04-18

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

FARAGO, Gheorghe Alexandru
director · ~55y · appointed 2022-04-20
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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance Limited
A registered charge30/05/2025
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Recent filings (11 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-11-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-11
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-07
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-18
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-04-20