AFRICAN YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION

🌳Matureactive

06358991 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2007-09-03

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

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Sept 2024

Net worth

£71.2k

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Human resources provision and management of human resources functions

Sector: Administrative & support services

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

85600Educational support services

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 2 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

28 officers (4 active, 28 linked, 24 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

91 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £71,238

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£71k

↑ 43% YoY

Current Assets

£70k

↑ 47% YoY

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-09-30	2023-09-30
Total assets	£71.2k	£49.9k
Current assets	£69.7k	£47.3k
Net assets	£71.2k	£49.9k

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 (72 events)Click to expand

2025-06-30
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2023-09-11
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2023-08-30
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GORDON, Paula resigned
director
2023-06-15
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2023-06-15
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2023-05-15
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ALIJI, Adriana resigned
director
2022-11-21
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MBAH, Deborah Etih resigned
director
2022-09-15
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NALOBA, Leslie Annie Etonge resigned
secretary
2022-09-15
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2022-09-15
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2022-09-15
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2022-09-13
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2022-09-12
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GORDON, Paula appointed
director
2022-09-02
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KEJEH, Chinyere resigned
director
2022-09-02
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MANSARAY, Patricia Yainkain resigned
director
2022-09-01
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NALOBA, Leslie Annie Etonge appointed
director
2022-09-01
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NALOBA, Leslie Annie Etonge appointed
secretary
2022-09-01
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ALIJI, Adriana appointed
director
2022-09-01
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MBAH, Deborah Etih appointed
director
2022-08-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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2021-06-16
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2020-06-26
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2020-06-26
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officers · CH01
2020-06-22
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2020-06-09
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JOHNSON, Adeyemi appointed
director
2020-06-09
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GOLEU KENGA, Georges Claude resigned
director
2020-06-09
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JANGHA-NGANTE, Mary Nahgon resigned
director
2020-06-09
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KEJEH, Chinyere appointed
director
2020-06-09
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MANSARAY, Patricia Yainkain appointed
director
2019-08-31
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GOLEU KENGA, Georges Claude resigned
secretary
2019-08-31
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AGNES, Fosang resigned
director
2019-08-31
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KYAZZE, Charles resigned
director
2019-08-31
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NDIVE, Comfort resigned
director
2015-10-10
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AGNES, Fosang appointed
director
2015-10-10
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KYAZZE, Charles appointed
director
2015-10-10
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NDIVE, Comfort appointed
director
2015-08-08
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ABU, Mary resigned
director
2015-08-08
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DAWSON, Sophia resigned
director
2015-01-31
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ABU, Mary appointed
director
2014-08-15
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DAWSON, Sophia appointed
director
2014-08-15
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JANGHA-NGANTE, Mary Nahgon appointed
director
2014-08-01
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NELSON-ASHLEY, Ruth Iona resigned
director
2014-08-01
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OBURU, Boniface Ochieng resigned
director
2013-12-14
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ENDELEY, Andrew Epie appointed
director

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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

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Ms Lucy Njomo Individual · British · DOB 10/1956 · age 70	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest	03/09/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2007-09-03

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC78300 — Human resources provision and management of human resources functions

Registered office

Unit 21, Ramsey Court,

122 Church Street

Croydon

CR0 1RF

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-06-30

Last made up to: 2024-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-17

Last: 2025-09-03

Officers (4 active · 24 resigned)

JOHNSON, Adeyemi→

director · ~59y · appointed 2020-06-09

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Active

KELLY, Theresa Alexandria→

director · ~65y · appointed 2013-09-06

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Active

MINIKA NUMEU NJOMO, Yvette→

director · ~36y · appointed 2007-09-03

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Active

NALOBA, Leslie Annie Etonge→

director · ~68y · appointed 2022-09-01

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Active

GOLEU KENGA, Georges Claude→

secretary · appointed 2010-06-10 · resigned 2019-08-31

Resigned

HILL, Angela Catherina→

secretary · appointed 2007-10-29 · resigned 2008-11-13

Resigned

NALOBA, Leslie Annie Etonge→

secretary · appointed 2022-09-01 · resigned 2022-09-15

Resigned

NKWAMENI NJOMO, Lucy→

secretary · appointed 2007-09-03 · resigned 2012-07-23

Resigned

ABU, Mary→

director · ~70y · appointed 2015-01-31 · resigned 2015-08-08

Resigned

AGNES, Fosang→

director · ~68y · appointed 2015-10-10 · resigned 2019-08-31

Resigned

ALIJI, Adriana→

director · ~48y · appointed 2022-09-01 · resigned 2023-05-15

Resigned

BUTLER, Michael Ambrose→

director · ~87y · appointed 2007-10-29 · resigned 2013-09-06

Resigned

DAWSON, Sophia→

director · ~47y · appointed 2014-08-15 · resigned 2015-08-08

Resigned

ENDELEY, Andrew Epie→

director · ~62y · appointed 2013-12-14 · resigned 2013-12-14

Resigned

ENDELEY, Andrew Epie→

director · ~62y · appointed 2012-11-17 · resigned 2013-09-06

Resigned

FEWOUO, Francois→

director · ~66y · appointed 2011-09-26 · resigned 2012-07-23

Resigned

FORBES, Joyce Brinella→

director · ~74y · appointed 2012-11-17 · resigned 2013-12-14

Resigned

GOLEU KENGA, Georges Claude→

director · ~54y · appointed 2013-08-10 · resigned 2020-06-09

Resigned

GORDON, Paula→

director · ~54y · appointed 2022-09-12 · resigned 2023-08-30

Resigned

JANGHA-NGANTE, Mary Nahgon→

director · ~76y · appointed 2014-08-15 · resigned 2020-06-09

Resigned

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Recent filings (91 total)

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2023-09-11

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2023-06-15

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2022-09-15

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2022-09-15

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2022-09-15

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2022-09-15

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