AFRICA DRIVEN LTD

🌳Matureactive

06004670 · ltd · incorporated 2006-11-21

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 5.5y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Jan 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

73/100

Strong

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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 strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 5.5y

85/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 5.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

5 officers (5 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

71 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-01-31	2024-01-31

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

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2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 2 address
• 2 persons-with-significant-control

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 2 address
• 2 persons-with-significant-control

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand

2026-04-10
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address · AD02
2026-04-09
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officers · CH01
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officers · CH01
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officers · CH01
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-09
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-09
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-07
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change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-10-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-03
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-05-03
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-05-03
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-12-03
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mortgage · MR01
2020-12-03
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
2020-09-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-02-05
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RAGGETT, Hannah Victoria appointed
director
2017-08-07
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RAGGETT, Dimpho appointed
director
2006-11-21
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Company incorporated
As AFRICA DRIVEN LTD
2006-11-21
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RAGGETT, Philip appointed
secretary
2006-11-21
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RAGGETT, Andrew appointed
director
2006-11-21
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RAGGETT, Philip appointed
director

Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-4 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.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
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

1 med · 1 low

Name changed recently

medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-05-07: certificate-change-of-name-company

Multiple registered office changes

low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Philip Raggett Individual · British · DOB 08/1984 · age 42	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	05/02/2018
Mr Andrew Raggett Individual · British · DOB 09/1979 · age 47	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	21/11/2016

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

Incorporated2006-11-21

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC79120 — Tour operator activities

Registered office

C/O Paul Austen Associates Ltd Riverside

Mountbatten Way

Congleton

Cheshire

CW12 1DY

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-10-31

Last made up to: 2025-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-05

Last: 2025-11-21