AFRICA1

💤Zombieactive
05516196 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2005-07-22
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
—
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£7.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other human health activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
52 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £7,614

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£8k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£8k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£2k£3k£5k£6k£8kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£7.6k£7.6k
Current assets£7.6k£7.6k
Net assets£7.6k£7.6k

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

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 (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-02
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  5. 2023-02-28
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  6. 2023-01-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-05-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-05-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-05-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-01-17
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    address · AD01
  14. 2016-08-09
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  15. 2016-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-01-01
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    THOMPSON, Charlotte appointed
    director
  17. 2016-01-01
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    GREGORY, Sara Louise resigned
    secretary
  18. 2016-01-01
    ➖
    GREGORY, Christopher Vincent resigned
    director
  19. 2016-01-01
    ➖
    GREGORY, Sara Louise resigned
    director
  20. 2005-07-22
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    Company incorporated
    As AFRICA1
  21. 2005-07-22
    ➕
    GREGORY, Sara Louise appointed
    secretary
  22. 2005-07-22
    ➕
    GREGORY, Christopher Vincent appointed
    director
  23. 2005-07-22
    ➕
    GREGORY, Sara Louise appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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-limited-exemption
Incorporated2005-07-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

126 Newport Rd
Caldicot
Monmouthshire
NP26 4BT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-08
Last: 2025-05-25

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

THOMPSON, Charlotte→
director · ~40y · appointed 2016-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GREGORY, Sara Louise→
secretary · appointed 2005-07-22 · resigned 2016-01-01
Resigned
GREGORY, Christopher Vincent→
director · ~65y · appointed 2005-07-22 · resigned 2016-01-01
Resigned
GREGORY, Sara Louise→
director · ~61y · appointed 2005-07-22 · resigned 2016-01-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (52 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-04
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-03-02
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-05-06