AFRICAN CHILDREN'S FUND LTD

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05708741 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2006-02-14

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet

Sector: Wholesale & retail

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

74909Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (46/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

21 officers (8 active, 21 linked, 17 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

87 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (51 events)Click to expand

2025-12-23
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2025-12-03
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officers · CH01
2025-12-03
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-22
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accounts · AA
2024-01-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-02
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-31
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accounts · AA
2022-07-08
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officers · AP01
2022-07-02
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BRIMLEY, Steve appointed
director
2021-10-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-04-16
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-11-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-10-22
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officers · AP01
2018-10-17
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accounts · AA
2018-09-22
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BIRD, Derek appointed
director
2018-02-16
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officers · TM01
2017-11-16
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accounts · AA
2017-06-10
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MUSONI, Asha resigned
director
2012-01-14
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TYRER, Deirdre Kathleen appointed
secretary
2011-12-01
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KINYANJUI, Timothy Makofu resigned
director
2011-11-18
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TYRER, Peter Edward resigned
secretary
2011-10-01
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BEAZLEY, Debra Claire appointed
director
2011-10-01
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MUSONI, Asha appointed
director
2011-08-01
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NORTH, Sandra appointed
director
2011-08-01
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CARVER, Jill resigned
director
2010-10-01
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SHEPPARD, Judith Patience resigned
director
2008-11-20
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PRINCE - BRAUNTON, Hilary Janet resigned
director
2008-04-18
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GILLMAN, John Charles Webb, Colonel resigned
director
2008-04-18
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RUSSELL, Richard William Charles resigned
director
2007-10-04
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FARRINGTON, Caroline Jennifer appointed
director
2007-10-04
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CARVER, Jill appointed
director
2007-10-04
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CARVER, Nicholas John resigned
director
2007-10-04
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GILLMAN, John Charles Webb, Colonel appointed
director
2007-10-04
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PRINCE - BRAUNTON, Hilary Janet appointed
director
2007-10-04
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SHEPPARD, Judith Patience appointed
director
2007-05-24
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KINYANJUI, Timothy Makofu appointed
director
2006-07-28
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MOORE, Alison Edith resigned
director
2006-06-23
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BECK, David John resigned
director
2006-05-31
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KENYON, Richard Warren appointed
director
2006-05-31
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CARVER, Nicholas John appointed
director
2006-04-05
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CHITSENGA, Henry appointed
director
2006-02-16
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TYRER, Peter Edward appointed
secretary
2006-02-16
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BECK, David John appointed
director
2006-02-16
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MOORE, Alison Edith appointed
director
2006-02-16
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RUSSELL, Richard William Charles appointed
director
2006-02-14
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Company incorporated
As AFRICAN CHILDREN'S FUND LTD
2006-02-14
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DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
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2006-02-14
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DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
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2006-02-14
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DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
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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

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100

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 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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

Incorporated2006-02-14

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC47910 — Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet

Registered office

Silverbirch House

Cow Lane Lane

Longworth

Abington

OX13 5EJ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-12

Last: 2025-07-29