AFC EUROPE LIMITED
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Executive summary
AFC EUROPE LIMITED represents a long-established Midlands-based fastener distributor now operating within the TFC Europe group structure, with the 2025 rebranding suggesting further corporate integration. The company benefits from group-level purchasing power and transatlantic connections but faces the inherent margin pressures and consolidation dynamics characteristic of UK industrial distribution. Its competitive position is strongest in relationship-driven mid-market segments where heritage and local presence matter, though the recent identity transition presents near-term vulnerability to customer attrition.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1960-11-16
- Registered office
- Unit 2 Wharfdale Road, Tyseley, Birmingham, England, B11 2DF
- Postcode
- B11 2DF
- Capital
- 150,850 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 7 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2024-12-31
- Next due by
- 2026-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-05-01
- Next due by
- 2027-05-15
Nature of business (SIC)
- 46900 Non-specialised wholesale trade
Officers 10 current · 16 resigned
Contact details
- Website
- http://www.tfcltd.co.uk
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| TFC LIMITED | 2025-07-07 |
| TFC PLC | 2007-02-28 |
| THE FASTENERS CENTRE PLC | 2000-05-25 |
| FASTENERS CORPORATION PLC(THE) | 1995-04-01 |
| G.C. HALE & COMPANY LIMITED | 1983-09-08 |
Previous registered addresses 2
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 129/131 HIGH STREET, TONBRIDGE, KENT, TN9 1DH | 1995-02-07 |
| 1 EAST ST, TONBRIDGE, KENT TN9 1HP | 1989-10-20 |
Among its peers
Among the oldest 25%
of 1,032 similar companies in B, trading since 1960
Property in England & Wales 3 titles
- Leasehold
- 3
- Most recent registration
- 2025-09-01
- Where
- Greater Manchester (1), Blaenau Gwent (1), Essex (1)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAN421259 | Greater Manchester | Leasehold | 2025-09-01 | — |
| CYM872036 | Blaenau Gwent | Leasehold | 2023-07-13 | — |
| EX810352 | Essex | Leasehold | 2008-02-22 | — |
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