AFRICAN ENTERPRISE UK LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

01411390 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1979-01-25

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of religious organisations

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 85-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 85). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

32 officers (7 active, 32 linked, 27 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

165 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (62 events)Click to expand

2026-03-11
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2025-12-05
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officers · TM01
2025-12-04
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WIBBERLEY, Edward John, Professor Or Dr resigned
director
2025-06-16
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accounts · AA
2025-06-12
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2024-12-11
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officers · TM01
2024-12-05
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BUWALDA, Rachel Claire resigned
director
2024-11-30
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address · AD01
2024-07-11
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accounts · AA
2023-09-18
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accounts · AA
2023-07-11
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officers · AP01
2023-06-15
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EARDLEY, Denise Marianne appointed
director
2022-09-26
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accounts · AA
2022-08-11
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2022-08-11
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2022-08-11
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2022-08-11
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2022-08-10
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2022-08-10
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officers · CH03
2022-06-15
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address · AD01
2022-04-12
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officers · TM02
2022-04-10
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THOMAS CBE, Harvey resigned
secretary
2021-09-29
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accounts · AA
2020-09-29
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accounts · AA
2019-05-10
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BEWES, Richard Thomas, The Rev Prebendary resigned
director
2016-11-24
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TAYLEUR, Trevor Nigel Lindsay resigned
director
2016-01-05
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MIREMBE, Constance resigned
director
2015-03-10
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LUOGON, Daada Wuo appointed
director
2014-06-16
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CHARLES, Siaka Peter John appointed
director
2012-08-01
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THOMAS, Harvey resigned
secretary
2012-08-01
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THOMAS, Marlies resigned
secretary
2011-03-01
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BUWALDA, Rachel Claire appointed
director
2010-12-15
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BROOKES, Richard David appointed
director
2010-09-15
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GILJAM, Miles resigned
director
2010-06-02
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COWLEY, Grace Elizabeth resigned
director
2010-03-01
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HAWKINS, Jennifer Mary Theresa, Dr appointed
director
2010-02-28
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POST, Oswald Julian, Rev resigned
director
2009-06-29
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THOMAS, Marlies appointed
secretary
2009-06-29
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THOMAS, Harvey appointed
secretary
2009-06-29
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THOMAS, Marlies appointed
secretary
2009-06-29
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THOMAS CBE, Harvey appointed
secretary
2009-06-29
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WILSON, Jean Steele resigned
secretary
2009-06-29
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WILSON, Jean Steele resigned
director
2008-03-04
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COWLEY, Grace Elizabeth appointed
director
2008-03-04
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GILJAM, Miles appointed
director
2008-03-04
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TAYLEUR, Trevor Nigel Lindsay appointed
director
2007-11-23
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CASSIDY, Charles Michael Ardagh resigned
director
2007-11-23
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DELVE, Eric David, Reverend resigned
director
2007-11-23
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JARVIS, Keith Fenton, Rev resigned
director
2007-11-23
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OLSON, Warwick Hood resigned
director

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Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 85 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 85 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Richard David Brookes Individual · British · DOB 01/1959 · age 67	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	29/07/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1979-01-25

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC94910 — Activities of religious organisations

Registered office

135 St. Albans Road

Barnet

EN5 4LD

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-03

Last: 2025-08-20