ORICA AFRICA HOLDINGS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

03684963 · ltd · incorporated 1998-12-11

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

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 24.1y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

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 74/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 24.1y

85/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 24.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

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

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

32 officers (5 active, 32 linked, 26 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

153 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (82 events)Click to expand

2026-01-08
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officers · CH01
2025-12-16
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officers · AP01
2025-11-12
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ALFORD, Joseph appointed
director
2025-08-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-07
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officers · AP01
2025-04-30
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officers · AP01
2025-04-30
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-30
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officers · TM01
2025-04-16
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GOODACRE, Laurence appointed
director
2025-04-16
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IHLE, Timothy Christopher appointed
director
2025-04-16
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MORALES BAEZA, Victor Enrique resigned
director
2025-04-16
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ROY, Abhisek resigned
director
2024-10-09
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accounts · AA
2023-10-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-04
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-04
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-03
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-30
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officers · AP01
2022-11-29
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-11-28
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HAMMER, Christian Arnstein appointed
director
2022-11-21
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HOLFORD, Heather Louise resigned
director
2022-08-25
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accounts · AA
2022-05-09
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mortgage · MR04
2022-05-09
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Charge satisfied #1
2021-07-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-06-28
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-06-21
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-06-17
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HOLFORD, Heather Louise appointed
director
2021-06-17
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SWISS, Adam David Radcliffe resigned
director
2021-04-08
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-03-29
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MORALES BAEZA, Victor Enrique appointed
director
2020-12-10
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DOUGAL, Andrew resigned
director
2020-12-10
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ROY, Abhisek appointed
director
2020-10-12
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MOODLEY, Ravichandran resigned
director
2018-09-07
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ASSINDER, Peter resigned
director
2018-09-07
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DOUGAL, Andrew appointed
director
2018-09-07
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MOODLEY, Ravichandran appointed
director
2018-09-07
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NAPOLETANO, Michael Joseph resigned
director
2018-09-07
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SWISS, Adam David Radcliffe appointed
director
2018-06-15
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COLLINS, Matthew Ian resigned
director
2017-12-08
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ASSINDER, Peter appointed
director
2017-12-08
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MOUTON, Barend Johannes resigned
director
2016-11-17
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COLLINS, Matthew Ian appointed
director
2016-11-17
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MOUTON, Barend Johannes appointed
director
2016-11-17
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SVOZIL, Peter resigned
director
2016-06-15
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BROWN, Richard resigned
director
2016-06-15
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NAPOLETANO, Michael Joseph appointed
director
2014-06-06
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BROWN, Richard appointed
director
2014-03-31
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HOEKSTRA, Emile Philip resigned
director
2013-10-22
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ROMANELLI, Domenic resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 82 events

Owner dependency

40/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100

Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

Red flags

clean

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

Group structure

Orica Uk Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Orica Uk Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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ORICA AFRICA HOLDINGS LIMITED

This company · 03684963

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Orica Uk Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	31/07/2018

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mintun 4 Limitedceased 31/07/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1998-12-11

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

West Wing 101 Dalton Avenue, Birchwood Park

Birchwood

Warrington

Cheshire

WA3 6YF

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-06-30

Last made up to: 2024-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-25

Last: 2025-12-11