AFRICAN CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FORUM LTD

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04858179 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2003-08-06

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

—

year to Aug 2024

Net worth

£7.1k

book net assets

Opportunity

71/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Cultural education

Sector: Education

Investor take

Special-situation opportunity

Distressed education with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 55/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

7 officers (6 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

58 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

71/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £7,071

Net assets shrinking

Down £6,810 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£7k

↓ 49% YoY

Current Assets

£7k

↓ 51% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-08-31	2023-08-31
Total assets	£7.1k	£13.9k
Current assets	£6.6k	£13.4k
Net assets	£7.1k	£13.9k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand

2025-05-29
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accounts · AA
2024-05-29
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accounts · AA
2024-02-10
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officers · AP01
2024-02-01
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ADAMS, Aaron Ezekiel appointed
director
2023-05-30
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accounts · AA
2023-02-04
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officers · AP01
2023-01-25
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FEARON, Roy Washington appointed
director
2023-01-20
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officers · AP01
2023-01-20
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officers · AP01
2023-01-13
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BURNETT, Jacqueline appointed
director
2023-01-12
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MARKLAND, Lorna Marie appointed
director
2022-05-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-05-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-06-29
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accounts · AA
2018-11-29
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2018-11-29
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2018-11-06
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gazette · DISS40
2018-10-30
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gazette · GAZ1
2018-06-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2006-07-26
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ABBEY, Bernard resigned
director
2003-08-06
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Company incorporated
As AFRICAN CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FORUM LTD
2003-08-06
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MARKLAND, Lorna appointed
secretary
2003-08-06
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CAMBELL, David, Minister appointed
director
2003-08-06
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ABBEY, Bernard appointed
director

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 87 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 87 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.

Red flags

1 high ·

Accounts overdue

high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-31

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2003-08-06

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85520 — Cultural education

Registered office

35 Alesia Road

Luton

LU3 3QH

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-05-31OVERDUE

Last made up to: 2024-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-20

Last: 2025-08-06