ADVANTAGE AFRICA
🌳Matureactive
04388034 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2002-03-06
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: General public administration activities
Sector: Public administration
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 86900Other human health activities
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (48/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
33 officers (8 active, 33 linked, 32 with DOB)
89
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
124 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
4
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
6
filings
- • 4 officers
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (79 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-01-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-12-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-10-23➕BROOK, Amanda appointeddirector
- 2025-10-23➕CAMPO MCEVOY, Amy appointeddirector
- 2025-10-23➕LIPPETT, Andrew Jonathan appointeddirector
- 2025-10-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-09-10➖HOLLOWAY, Carole Louise resigneddirector
- 2025-03-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-09-25➕CHAPMAN, Christopher Bernard appointeddirector
- 2024-05-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-01-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-12-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-12-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-12-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-12-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-12-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-10-30➕GATHONI, Alice appointeddirector
- 2023-10-30➖HOUGHTON, Sally resigneddirector
- 2023-06-29➖BARNETT, David Victor resigneddirector
- 2023-06-29➖CHAPMAN, Christopher Bernard resigneddirector
- 2023-06-29➕HOLLOWAY, Carole Louise appointeddirector
- 2023-06-29➖MWAURA, George, Rev'D resigneddirector
- 2023-04-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-01-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-12-09➖SHERRIFF, Rebecca resigneddirector
- 2021-10-18➕HOUGHTON, Sally appointeddirector
- 2020-01-07➖GATHONI, Alice resigneddirector
- 2019-12-10➖CASHMAN, Charlotte Louise resigneddirector
- 2019-10-15➖GOLDING, Sandra Naomi resigneddirector
- 2019-02-05➕BARNETT, David Victor appointeddirector
- 2019-02-05➖BARNETT, David Victor resigneddirector
- 2019-02-05➖PRICE, Gillian Mary resigneddirector
- 2018-10-22➕DATTANI, Pratima appointeddirector
- 2018-10-22➕SMITH, Mandy appointeddirector
- 2018-10-22➕GATHONI, Alice appointeddirector
- 2018-10-22➕GOLDING, Sandra Naomi appointeddirector
- 2018-10-22➕MWAURA, George, Rev'D appointeddirector
- 2018-06-07➖BIGNOLD, Brenda Maureen resigneddirector
- 2018-05-22➕BARNETT, David Victor appointeddirector
- 2018-02-07➖COX, Sarah resigneddirector
- 2017-03-01➕SHERRIFF, Rebecca appointeddirector
- 2017-03-01➖WINNAN, Christopher Paul resigneddirector
- 2016-06-29➕COX, Sarah appointeddirector
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Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2002-03-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC84110 — General public administration activities
Registered office
9 High Street
Olney
MK46 4EB
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-20
Last: 2026-03-06
Officers (8 active · 25 resigned)
Active
BROOK, Amanda→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2025-10-23
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CAMPO MCEVOY, Amy→
Activedirector · ~32y · appointed 2025-10-23
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CHAPMAN, Christopher Bernard→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2024-09-25
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DATTANI, Pratima→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2018-10-22
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GATHONI, Alice→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2023-10-30
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LIPPETT, Andrew Jonathan→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2025-10-23
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SMITH, Mandy→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2018-10-22
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ALEY, Robert Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2002-05-01 · resigned 2009-12-31
BARHAM, Kenneth Lawrence, Right Rev→
Resigneddirector · ~90y · appointed 2002-05-28 · resigned 2008-06-11
BARNETT, David Victor→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2019-02-05 · resigned 2023-06-29
BARNETT, David Victor→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2018-05-22 · resigned 2019-02-05
BETTS, Jane Carolyn→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2002-03-06 · resigned 2010-08-31
BIGNOLD, Brenda Maureen→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2014-11-20 · resigned 2018-06-07
BLAKEMORE, Stephen Philip→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2010-07-23 · resigned 2014-11-20
CASHMAN, Charlotte Louise→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2016-03-08 · resigned 2019-12-10
CASHMAN, Charlotte Louise→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2012-09-19 · resigned 2014-08-08
CHAPMAN, Christopher Bernard→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2012-11-30 · resigned 2023-06-29
COX, Sarah→
Resigneddirector · ~45y · appointed 2016-06-29 · resigned 2018-02-07
GATHONI, Alice→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2018-10-22 · resigned 2020-01-07
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Recent filings (124 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-01