AFRICA CONNECTION
🌳Matureactive
07898103 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2012-01-05
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
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£8.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 82). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (64/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
46 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £8,098
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£8k
Current Assets
£8k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £8.1k |
| Current assets | £8.1k |
| Net assets | £8.1k |
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
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-11-10➖BASS, Andrew Michael resigneddirector
- 2025-07-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-09-01➕WATERS, Richard Malcolm appointeddirector
- 2024-05-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-01-24➕WOOD, John Leslie appointeddirector
- 2024-01-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-01-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-01-22➖JACK, Teresa Maria resigneddirector
- 2024-01-22➖PEARSON, Steven resigneddirector
- 2024-01-22📄dissolution-withdrawal-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS02
- 2024-01-16📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2024-01-09📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2023-08-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-02-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-02-01➕BASS, Andrew Michael appointeddirector
- 2023-01-31➖BASS, Sharon Lesley resigneddirector
- 2022-08-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2012-05-15➕PEARSON, Steven appointeddirector
- 2012-01-05🏢Company incorporatedAs AFRICA CONNECTION
- 2012-01-05➕BASS, David John appointeddirector
- 2012-01-05➕BASS, Sharon Lesley appointeddirector
- 2012-01-05➕JACK, Teresa Maria appointeddirector
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
73/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2012-01-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
14 West Royd
Wilsden
Bradford
West Yorkshire
BD15 0HU
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-09
Last: 2025-12-26
Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)
BASS, David John→
Activedirector · ~82y · appointed 2012-01-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WATERS, Richard Malcolm→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2024-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WOOD, John Leslie→
Activedirector · ~79y · appointed 2024-01-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BASS, Andrew Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2023-02-01 · resigned 2025-11-10
BASS, Sharon Lesley→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 2012-01-05 · resigned 2023-01-31
JACK, Teresa Maria→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2012-01-05 · resigned 2024-01-22
PEARSON, Steven→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2012-05-15 · resigned 2024-01-22
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Recent filings (46 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-23
dissolution-withdrawal-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS02
2024-01-22
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2024-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-10
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2024-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-24