AFRICABOUND ADVENTURES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

05606542 · ltd · incorporated 2005-10-28

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 Oct 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Tour operator activities

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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

4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

52 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-10-31	2024-10-31

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

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand

2026-02-12
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2025-01-21
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2024-01-23
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2023-01-21
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2022-01-18
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2021-06-19
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2020-06-29
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2019-07-25
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accounts · AA
2018-07-28
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accounts · AA
2017-07-26
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accounts · AA
2016-07-26
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accounts · AA
2015-11-19
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annual-return · AR01
2015-04-29
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accounts · AA
2014-11-24
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2014-07-30
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accounts · AA
2005-11-01
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JOHN, James Richard Gareth appointed
secretary
2005-11-01
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JOHN, Sylvia Mulenga appointed
director
2005-11-01
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GW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2005-11-01
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GW INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
corporate-director
2005-10-28
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Company incorporated
As AFRICABOUND ADVENTURES LIMITED
2005-10-28
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GW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2005-10-28
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GW INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
corporate-director

Owner dependency

93/100

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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Sylvia Mulenga John Individual · British · DOB 06/1967 · age 59	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	04/07/2016

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

Incorporated2005-10-28

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC79120 — Tour operator activities

Registered office

Chaffcutter Mill Bank

Coleshill Road Furnace End

Nr Coleshill

West Midlands

B46 2LG

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-07-31

Last made up to: 2025-10-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-18

Last: 2025-07-04

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

JOHN, James Richard Gareth→

secretary · appointed 2005-11-01

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Active

JOHN, Sylvia Mulenga→

director · ~59y · appointed 2005-11-01

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Active

GW SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-10-28 · resigned 2005-11-01

Resigned

GW INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2005-10-28 · resigned 2005-11-01

Resigned

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