AFRICAN BOOKS COLLECTIVE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02444113 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1989-11-17
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
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 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
95 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees300300

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2023-02-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2023-02-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2023-02-01
    ➕
    MILLS, David Shane, Dr appointed
    director
  8. 2023-02-01
    ➖
    BROOKS, David Charles resigned
    director
  9. 2023-02-01
    ➖
    JAY, Mary Lavinia resigned
    director
  10. 2022-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-03-02
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    PARKES, Nii Ayikwei appointed
    director
  12. 2022-03-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2021-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-01-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2020-01-01
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    KITCHEN, Stephanie appointed
    director
  17. 2019-11-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2019-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-11-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2018-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2018-05-17
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  22. 2018-05-17
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    statement-of-companys-objects
    change-of-constitution · CC04
  23. 2018-02-22
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    MILNE-DAY, Trevor Derrick resigned
    secretary
  24. 2014-04-11
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    JAY, Mary Lavinia appointed
    director
  25. 2013-12-01
    ➖
    AMOSU, Akwemaho Tinuade Mary resigned
    director
  26. 1989-11-17
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    Company incorporated
    As AFRICAN BOOKS COLLECTIVE LIMITED

Owner dependency

50/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 37 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1989-11-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

The Old Dairy 12 Stephen Road
Headington
Oxford
OX3 9AY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-01
Last: 2025-11-17

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

KITCHEN, Stephanie→
director · ~48y · appointed 2020-01-01
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Active
MILLS, David Shane, Dr→
director · ~57y · appointed 2023-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PARKES, Nii Ayikwei→
director · ~52y · appointed 2022-03-02
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Active
MILNE-DAY, Trevor Derrick→
secretary · resigned 2018-02-22
Resigned
AMOSU, Akwemaho Tinuade Mary→
director · ~66y · resigned 2013-12-01
Resigned
BROOKS, David Charles→
director · ~82y · resigned 2023-02-01
Resigned
JAY, Mary Lavinia→
director · ~84y · appointed 2014-04-11 · resigned 2023-02-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (95 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-02-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-14