AFRITRANS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04154393 · ltd · incorporated 2001-02-06
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.
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Travel agency activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
  • 96040Physical well-being activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 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
12 officers (1 active, 12 linked, 4 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
89 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
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
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Nov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-20
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  2. 2024-06-05
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  3. 2023-05-17
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  4. 2022-07-22
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  5. 2021-04-23
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  6. 2020-05-19
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  7. 2019-07-26
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  8. 2018-07-19
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  9. 2017-08-15
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  10. 2016-07-04
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  11. 2016-02-08
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  12. 2015-08-05
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  13. 2015-02-11
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  14. 2014-04-17
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  15. 2014-02-06
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  16. 2013-06-30
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    MADGWICK, Wayne Henry resigned
    secretary
  17. 2005-07-25
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    MADGWICK, Wayne Henry appointed
    secretary
  18. 2005-07-25
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    RILEY, David John resigned
    secretary
  19. 2003-09-01
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    RILEY, David John appointed
    secretary
  20. 2003-08-31
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    1ST CONTACT SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2003-04-01
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    MADGWICK, Kerry Althea appointed
    director
  22. 2003-04-01
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    MALONEY, Sean Patrick resigned
    director
  23. 2003-01-24
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    DAVIES, Christine Mary Daller resigned
    secretary
  24. 2003-01-24
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    DAVIES, Christine Mary Daller resigned
    director
  25. 2002-06-24
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    MADGWICK, Kerry Althea resigned
    secretary
  26. 2002-06-24
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    1ST CONTACT SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2001-12-01
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    DAVIES, Christine Mary Daller resigned
    secretary
  28. 2001-12-01
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    MADGWICK, Kerry Althea appointed
    secretary
  29. 2001-12-01
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    DAVIES, Christine Mary Daller resigned
    director
  30. 2001-03-07
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    DAVIES, Christine Mary Daller appointed
    secretary
  31. 2001-03-07
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    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 2001-03-07
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    DAVIES, Christine Mary Daller appointed
    director
  33. 2001-03-07
    ➕
    MALONEY, Sean Patrick appointed
    director
  34. 2001-03-07
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    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  35. 2001-02-06
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    Company incorporated
    As AFRITRANS LIMITED
  36. 2001-02-06
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    DAVIES, Christine Mary Daller appointed
    secretary
  37. 2001-02-06
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  38. 2001-02-06
    ➕
    DAVIES, Christine Mary Daller appointed
    director
  39. 2001-02-06
    ➕
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Kerry Althea Madgwick
Individual · Irish · DOB 09/1972 · age 54
75–100%
—75-100% shares30/06/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-02-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC79110 — Travel agency activities

Registered office

70 Cormorant Road
Sittingbourne
Kent
ME9 8WP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-06
Last: 2026-01-23

Officers (1 active · 11 resigned)

MADGWICK, Kerry Althea→
director · ~54y · appointed 2003-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAVIES, Christine Mary Daller→
secretary · appointed 2001-03-07 · resigned 2003-01-24
Resigned
DAVIES, Christine Mary Daller→
secretary · appointed 2001-02-06 · resigned 2001-12-01
Resigned
MADGWICK, Kerry Althea→
secretary · appointed 2001-12-01 · resigned 2002-06-24
Resigned
MADGWICK, Wayne Henry→
secretary · appointed 2005-07-25 · resigned 2013-06-30
Resigned
RILEY, David John→
secretary · appointed 2003-09-01 · resigned 2005-07-25
Resigned
1ST CONTACT SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-06-24 · resigned 2003-08-31
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-02-06 · resigned 2001-03-07
Resigned
DAVIES, Christine Mary Daller→
director · ~46y · appointed 2001-03-07 · resigned 2003-01-24
Resigned
DAVIES, Christine Mary Daller→
director · ~46y · appointed 2001-02-06 · resigned 2001-12-01
Resigned
MALONEY, Sean Patrick→
director · ~61y · appointed 2001-03-07 · resigned 2003-04-01
Resigned
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-02-06 · resigned 2001-03-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (89 total)

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2026-01-28
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2025-06-20
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2025-01-31
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2024-06-05
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2024-02-03
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2023-05-17
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2023-01-23
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2022-07-22
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2022-01-24
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2021-04-23
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2021-01-29
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2020-05-19
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2020-01-23
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2019-07-26
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2019-02-06