
Company Number
12732563
Next Accounts
Dec 2025
Shareholders
limerston capital partners i gp llp (on behalf of limerston capital partners i l.p.)
Group Structure
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Industry
Activities of other holding companies (not including agricultural, production, construction, distribution and financial services holding companies) n.e.c.
Registered Address
12-18 grosvenor gardens, 5th floor, london, SW1W 0DH
Website
-Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of AFA TOPCO LIMITED at £86.2m based on a Turnover of £42.9m and 2.01x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of AFA TOPCO LIMITED at £16.2m based on an EBITDA of £1.9m and a 8.47x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of AFA TOPCO LIMITED at £0 based on Net Assets of £-7m and 1.27x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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Afa Topco Limited is a live company located in london, SW1W 0DH with a Companies House number of 12732563. It operates in the activities of other holding companies n.e.c. sector, SIC Code 64209. Founded in July 2020, it's largest shareholder is limerston capital partners i gp llp (on behalf of limerston capital partners i l.p.) with a 100% stake. Afa Topco Limited is a young, large sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £42.9m with rapid growth in recent years.
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Afa Topco Limited a 3.5 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 5 measures and has 4 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs
5 Strong
3 Regular
4 Weak
Size
annual sales of £42.9m, make it larger than the average company (£19.1m)
£42.9m - Afa Topco Limited
£19.1m - Industry AVG
Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 65%, show it is growing at a faster rate (11.7%)
65% - Afa Topco Limited
11.7% - Industry AVG
Production
with a gross margin of 33.8%, this company has a comparable cost of product (34.9%)
33.8% - Afa Topco Limited
34.9% - Industry AVG
Profitability
an operating margin of -4.1% make it less profitable than the average company (4.5%)
-4.1% - Afa Topco Limited
4.5% - Industry AVG
Employees
with 201 employees, this is above the industry average (104)
201 - Afa Topco Limited
104 - Industry AVG
Pay Structure
on an average salary of £58.1k, the company has a higher pay structure (£44.5k)
£58.1k - Afa Topco Limited
£44.5k - Industry AVG
Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £213.5k, this is equally as efficient (£189.3k)
£213.5k - Afa Topco Limited
£189.3k - Industry AVG
Debtor Days
it gets paid by customers after 46 days, this is near the average (44 days)
46 days - Afa Topco Limited
44 days - Industry AVG
Creditor Days
its suppliers are paid after 52 days, this is slower than average (44 days)
52 days - Afa Topco Limited
44 days - Industry AVG
Stock Days
it holds stock equivalent to 12 days, this is less than average (34 days)
12 days - Afa Topco Limited
34 days - Industry AVG
Cash Balance
has cash to cover current liabilities for 10 weeks, this is less cash available to meet short term requirements (13 weeks)
10 weeks - Afa Topco Limited
13 weeks - Industry AVG
Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 115.7%, this is a higher level of debt than the average (68.9%)
115.7% - Afa Topco Limited
68.9% - Industry AVG
Afa Topco Limited's latest turnover from March 2024 is £42.9 million and the company has net assets of -£7 million. According to their latest financial statements, Afa Topco Limited has 201 employees and maintains cash reserves of £4 million as reported in the balance sheet.
Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates
Mar 2024 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2021 | |
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Turnover | 42,919,804 | 27,912,545 | 22,730,447 | 9,508,541 |
Other Income Or Grants | ||||
Cost Of Sales | 28,430,112 | 18,617,399 | 16,287,804 | 7,049,800 |
Gross Profit | 14,489,692 | 9,295,146 | 6,442,643 | 2,458,741 |
Admin Expenses | 16,271,858 | 12,853,750 | 9,919,165 | 2,994,868 |
Operating Profit | -1,782,166 | -3,558,604 | -3,476,522 | -536,127 |
Interest Payable | 3,849,730 | 1,948,905 | 1,171,675 | 469,644 |
Interest Receivable | 36 | 221 | 1,145 | 1,172 |
Pre-Tax Profit | -5,631,860 | -5,507,288 | -4,647,052 | -1,004,599 |
Tax | 1,877 | 2,896 | 85,043 | -17,162 |
Profit After Tax | -5,629,983 | -5,504,392 | -4,562,009 | -1,021,761 |
Dividends Paid | ||||
Retained Profit | -5,496,846 | -4,814,818 | -5,141,359 | -1,092,663 |
Employee Costs | 11,678,775 | 8,786,552 | 7,133,113 | 2,568,286 |
Number Of Employees | 201 | 217 | 143 | 123 |
EBITDA* | 1,908,399 | -522,874 | -1,753,922 | 77,980 |
* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation
Mar 2024 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2021 | |
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Tangible Assets | 1,666,895 | 1,113,196 | 1,244,117 | 651,739 |
Intangible Assets | 26,883,388 | 21,129,377 | 23,385,736 | 13,231,450 |
Investments & Other | 466,714 | 460,596 | 125 | |
Debtors (Due After 1 year) | ||||
Total Fixed Assets | 29,016,997 | 22,703,169 | 24,629,978 | 13,883,189 |
Stock & work in progress | 966,194 | 857,500 | 334,811 | 271,154 |
Trade Debtors | 5,510,299 | 3,024,211 | 2,663,663 | 2,035,122 |
Group Debtors | ||||
Misc Debtors | 5,111,002 | 2,747,767 | 3,273,294 | 3,108,803 |
Cash | 3,952,719 | 694,418 | 3,398,916 | 2,500,126 |
misc current assets | ||||
total current assets | 15,540,214 | 7,323,896 | 9,670,684 | 7,915,205 |
total assets | 44,557,211 | 30,027,065 | 34,300,662 | 21,798,394 |
Bank overdraft | ||||
Bank loan | 7,398,907 | 15,257,400 | ||
Trade Creditors | 4,075,805 | 2,236,242 | 2,344,435 | 2,254,258 |
Group/Directors Accounts | ||||
other short term finances | 3,750,000 | 10,250,000 | 3,203,934 | |
hp & lease commitments | 168,868 | 26,779 | 26,779 | |
other current liabilities | 8,319,320 | 4,294,019 | 4,097,149 | 3,703,860 |
total current liabilities | 19,962,900 | 25,564,440 | 16,718,363 | 9,162,052 |
loans | 31,328,159 | 8,114,686 | 12,384,388 | 6,700,301 |
hp & lease commitments | 222,420 | 10,433 | 34,165 | |
Accruals and Deferred Income | ||||
other liabilities | 3,750,000 | |||
provisions | 37,064 | 59,528 | ||
total long term liabilities | 31,587,643 | 8,125,119 | 16,168,553 | 6,759,829 |
total liabilities | 51,550,543 | 33,689,559 | 32,886,916 | 15,921,881 |
net assets | -6,993,332 | -3,662,494 | 1,152,324 | 5,134,983 |
total shareholders funds | -6,993,332 | -3,662,494 | 1,152,324 | 5,134,983 |
Mar 2024 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2021 | |
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Operating Activities | ||||
Operating Profit | -1,782,166 | -3,558,604 | -3,476,522 | -536,127 |
Depreciation | 661,437 | 405,229 | 228,693 | 97,494 |
Amortisation | 3,029,128 | 2,630,501 | 1,493,907 | 516,613 |
Tax | 1,877 | 2,896 | 85,043 | -17,162 |
Stock | 108,694 | 522,689 | 63,657 | 271,154 |
Debtors | 4,849,323 | -164,979 | 793,032 | 5,143,925 |
Creditors | 1,839,563 | -108,193 | 90,177 | 2,254,258 |
Accruals and Deferred Income | 4,025,301 | 196,870 | 393,289 | 3,703,860 |
Deferred Taxes & Provisions | 37,064 | -59,528 | 59,528 | |
Cash flow from operations | 2,854,187 | -789,011 | -2,101,630 | 663,385 |
Investing Activities | ||||
capital expenditure | ||||
Change in Investments | 6,118 | 460,471 | 125 | |
cash flow from investments | -6,118 | -460,471 | -125 | |
Financing Activities | ||||
Bank loans | -7,858,493 | 15,257,400 | ||
Group/Directors Accounts | ||||
Other Short Term Loans | -3,750,000 | -6,500,000 | 7,046,066 | 3,203,934 |
Long term loans | 23,213,473 | -4,269,702 | 5,684,087 | 6,700,301 |
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments | 354,076 | -23,732 | 60,944 | |
other long term liabilities | -3,750,000 | 3,750,000 | ||
share issue | ||||
interest | -3,849,694 | -1,948,684 | -1,170,530 | -468,472 |
cash flow from financing | 10,275,370 | -1,234,718 | 16,529,267 | 15,663,409 |
cash and cash equivalents | ||||
cash | 3,258,301 | -2,704,498 | 898,790 | 2,500,126 |
overdraft | ||||
change in cash | 3,258,301 | -2,704,498 | 898,790 | 2,500,126 |
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AFA TOPCO LIMITED group structure
Afa Topco Limited has 2 subsidiary companies.
Ultimate parent company
1 parent
AFA TOPCO LIMITED
12732563
2 subsidiaries
Afa Topco Limited currently has 3 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr Martim De Avillez Caldeira (Jul 2020) and Martim Avillez Caldeira (Jul 2020).
officer | country | age | start | end | role |
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Mr Martim De Avillez Caldeira | United Kingdom | 48 years | Jul 2020 | - | Director |
Martim Avillez Caldeira | England | 48 years | Jul 2020 | - | Director |
Mr Joao Rosa | England | 46 years | Oct 2024 | - | Director |
P&L
March 2024turnover
42.9m
+54%
operating profit
-1.8m
-50%
gross margin
33.8%
+1.38%
turnover
Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.
Balance Sheet
March 2024net assets
-7m
+0.91%
total assets
44.6m
+0.48%
cash
4m
+4.69%
net assets
Total assets minus all liabilities
Similar Companies
company number
12732563
Type
Private limited with Share Capital
industry
64209 - Activities of other holding companies (not including agricultural, production, construction, distribution and financial services holding companies) n.e.c.
incorporation date
July 2020
age
5
incorporated
UK
ultimate parent company
accounts
Group
last accounts submitted
March 2024
previous names
N/A
accountant
-
auditor
HAZLEWOODS LLP
address
12-18 grosvenor gardens, 5th floor, london, SW1W 0DH
Bank
-
Legal Advisor
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