Afs Group Holdings Ltd
Registered name: AFS GROUP HOLDINGS LTD
Part of FSG Investments Ltd groupAfs Group Holdings Ltd made £3.4m profit in the year to 30 Apr 2025 (revenue not disclosed).
Afs Group Holdings Ltd reported £3.4m profit in the year to 30 Apr 2025, up 19% on the year before; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 5 employees. The company is classified under “activities of other holding companies” and is based in Blackburn; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Blackburn, North West
- Age
- 11 yrs · since 2015
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently.
Key figures
This company published its profit but not its turnover, so revenue and margins are not disclosed. We never estimate them.
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Apr 2022 | 30 Apr 2023 | 30 Apr 2024 | 30 Apr 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Profit only | Profit only | Profit only |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | — | — |
| Cost of sales | £26.7m | £36.2m | £42.1m | £49.3m |
| Profit before tax | £3.2m | £4.3m | — | — |
| Profit after tax | £1.8m | £1.2m | £2.8m | £3.4m |
| Profit (best available) | £1.8m | £1.2m | £2.8m | £3.4m |
| Staff costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £125k |
| Employees (average) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | — | — |
| Profit per employee | £351k | £243k | £566k | £672k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Profit growth | — | ▼30.8% | ▲133.1% | ▲18.7% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £144k | £231k | £197k | £88.2k |
| Net assets | £3.6m | £289k | £117k | £6m |
| Fixed assets | £407k | £452k | £360k | £337k |
| Current assets | £415k | £538k | £379k | £269k |
| Debtors | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Deferred income | £1.5k | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Cash from operations | −£4.2m | −£5.5m | — | −£5.2m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- —
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £672k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
- ▲5004%
- Now £6m
- Cash at bank
- ▼55%
- Now £88.2k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 5
- Deferred income
- —
- Now £0
- Fixed assets
- ▼6%
- Now £337k
Group structure
Ownership chain
- FSG Investments Ltdultimate parent50–75%
- Afs Group Holdings Ltdthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (6)
- Asset Finance Solutions (UK) LtdRev. £47.2m · Profit £2.5m
- Afs Compliance LtdFigures not disclosed
- Afs Finance LtdFigures not disclosed
- Afs Vehicle Leasing LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Finance Education Centre LtdFigures not disclosed
- Synergy Commercial Finance LtdFigures not disclosed
Sister companies (1)
- FSG Finance Group LimitedFigures not disclosed
Minority corporate shareholders
- Aldermore Group PLC 25–50%
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Apr 2025 (profit £3.4m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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