AFRICAN FORUM FOR RESTORATIVE JUSTICE CIC

🌳Matureactive
07431504 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2010-11-05
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£4.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 84230
Sector: Public administration
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
44 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £4,758
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£3k
~ YoY
Net Worth
£5k
↑ 114% YoY
Current Assets
£4k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£34k-£26k-£18k-£11k-£3k£5kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£4.8k£3.8k
Current assets£3.8k£3.8k
Cash£3.3k£3.3k
Debtors£517£517
Net assets£4.8k£-33.7k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 3 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-12-23
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-12-23
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-09-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2025-09-24
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  7. 2025-09-15
    ➕
    TESSI, Yankam appointed
    director
  8. 2024-12-23
    ➖
    BUP, Paul Nforba resigned
    director
  9. 2024-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-01-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-01-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-01-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2012-01-11
    ➕
    MBANYA, Zacharie appointed
    director
  19. 2010-11-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AFRICAN FORUM FOR RESTORATIVE JUSTICE CIC
  20. 2010-11-05
    ➕
    TANFA, Denis Yomi, Dr appointed
    director
  21. 2010-11-05
    ➕
    BUP, Paul Nforba appointed
    director

Owner dependency

60/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

43/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

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

Evidence: 2025-09-24: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dr Denis Yomi Tanfa
Individual · British · DOB 04/1970 · age 56
——board controlsig. influenceboard control · significant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2010-11-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC84230 — SIC 84230

Registered office

Home Farm Center
Home Close
Leicester
LE4 0SU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last: 2025-07-17

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

MBANYA, Zacharie→
director · ~43y · appointed 2012-01-11
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Active
TANFA, Denis Yomi, Dr→
director · ~56y · appointed 2010-11-05
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Active
TESSI, Yankam→
director · ~30y · appointed 2025-09-15
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Active
BUP, Paul Nforba→
director · ~53y · appointed 2010-11-05 · resigned 2024-12-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (44 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-24
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-29