AFROJEM LTD

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06476699 · ltd · incorporated 2008-01-18
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
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£16.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10611
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 81210General cleaning of buildings
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). 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, 2 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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 1 with DOB)
73
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
51 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 £16,649
Net assets shrinking
Down £2,778 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£17k
↓ 14% YoY
Current Assets
£20k
↑ 3.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£4k£8k£12k£16k£20kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£16.6k£19.4k
Current assets£20.1k£19.4k
Net assets£16.6k£19.4k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-02-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-02-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-05-17
    ➕
    ADABLAH, Lydia Affro appointed
    secretary
  8. 2019-05-17
    ➖
    ASARE, Henrietta Adjoa resigned
    secretary
  9. 2019-05-17
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  10. 2019-05-17
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    officers · AP03
  11. 2019-05-16
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    officers · TM02
  12. 2019-05-16
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    officers · AP03
  13. 2019-05-10
    ➖
    ADABLAH, Lydia Affro resigned
    secretary
  14. 2019-05-10
    ➕
    ASARE, Henrietta Adjoa appointed
    secretary
  15. 2019-03-06
    ➕
    ADABLAH, Lydia Affro appointed
    secretary
  16. 2019-03-06
    ➖
    ASARE, Henrietta Adjoa resigned
    secretary
  17. 2019-03-06
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  18. 2019-03-06
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  19. 2019-02-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2011-11-15
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    ASARE, Henrietta Adjoa appointed
    secretary
  21. 2011-11-15
    ➖
    GAMOR, Julius resigned
    secretary
  22. 2008-02-07
    ➖
    ADABLAH, Henrietta resigned
    secretary
  23. 2008-02-07
    ➕
    GAMOR, Julius appointed
    secretary
  24. 2008-01-18
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    Company incorporated
    As AFROJEM LTD
  25. 2008-01-18
    ➕
    ADABLAH, Emmanuel Mawuli appointed
    director
  26. 2008-01-18
    ➕
    ADABLAH, Henrietta appointed
    secretary

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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Emmanuel Mawuli Adablah
Individual · British · DOB 08/1962 · age 64
——sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest15/11/2016

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
Incorporated2008-01-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10611 — SIC 10611

Registered office

116 Lower Mardyke Avenue
Rainham
Essex
RM13 8PR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-19
Last: 2026-07-05

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

ADABLAH, Lydia Affro→
secretary · appointed 2019-05-17
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Active
ADABLAH, Emmanuel Mawuli→
director · ~64y · appointed 2008-01-18
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Active
ADABLAH, Henrietta→
secretary · appointed 2008-01-18 · resigned 2008-02-07
Resigned
ADABLAH, Lydia Affro→
secretary · appointed 2019-03-06 · resigned 2019-05-10
Resigned
ASARE, Henrietta Adjoa→
secretary · appointed 2019-05-10 · resigned 2019-05-17
Resigned
ASARE, Henrietta Adjoa→
secretary · appointed 2011-11-15 · resigned 2019-03-06
Resigned
GAMOR, Julius→
secretary · appointed 2008-02-07 · resigned 2011-11-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-07