AFRICA OYE TRADING COMPANY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03120756 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1995-11-01
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Support activities to performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (46/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
80 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2024-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  4. 2022-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-05-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2021-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-03-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-12-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-10-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2016-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-12-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2016-12-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2016-05-01
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    EASMON, Charles Francis resigned
    director
  16. 2015-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2013-12-31
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    DUHANEY, Paul appointed
    secretary
  18. 2013-12-31
    ➖
    MURRAY, Kenneth resigned
    secretary
  19. 2010-03-31
    ➖
    BOATENG, Rosemary Jane Anima resigned
    director
  20. 2008-12-01
    ➕
    KUJU, Gad Babutunde Adeyemi appointed
    director
  21. 2008-12-01
    ➕
    EASMON, Charles Francis appointed
    director
  22. 2008-12-01
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    GORDON, Judith resigned
    director
  23. 2008-12-01
    ➖
    IRELAND, Robin resigned
    director
  24. 1998-11-30
    ➖
    PENG, Paul resigned
    director
  25. 1995-11-01
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    Company incorporated
    As AFRICA OYE TRADING COMPANY LIMITED
  26. 1995-11-01
    ➕
    MURRAY, Kenneth appointed
    secretary
  27. 1995-11-01
    ➕
    BOATENG, Rosemary Jane Anima appointed
    director
  28. 1995-11-01
    ➕
    GORDON, Judith appointed
    director
  29. 1995-11-01
    ➕
    IRELAND, Robin appointed
    director
  30. 1995-11-01
    ➕
    PENG, Paul appointed
    director

Owner dependency

93/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1995-11-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90020 — Support activities to performing arts

Registered office

11 Seymour Terrace Seymour Street
Liverpool
L3 5PE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last: 2025-10-17

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

DUHANEY, Paul→
secretary · appointed 2013-12-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KUJU, Gad Babutunde Adeyemi→
director · ~61y · appointed 2008-12-01
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Active
MURRAY, Kenneth→
secretary · appointed 1995-11-01 · resigned 2013-12-31
Resigned
BOATENG, Rosemary Jane Anima→
director · ~70y · appointed 1995-11-01 · resigned 2010-03-31
Resigned
EASMON, Charles Francis→
director · ~76y · appointed 2008-12-01 · resigned 2016-05-01
Resigned
GORDON, Judith→
director · ~62y · appointed 1995-11-01 · resigned 2008-12-01
Resigned
IRELAND, Robin→
director · ~71y · appointed 1995-11-01 · resigned 2008-12-01
Resigned
PENG, Paul→
director · ~71y · appointed 1995-11-01 · resigned 1998-11-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (80 total)

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2025-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-21