AFRIKAN CHILDREN AND FAMILIES SUPPORT LTD

🌳Matureactive
07901121 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2012-01-09
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
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Educational support services
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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, 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 (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
44 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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
2
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 2 gazette
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-07
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2026-03-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2026-03-03
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2025-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-01-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2023-01-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-01-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-12-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-04-17
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  13. 2018-04-03
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  14. 2017-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-02-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-04-29
    NEAT, Frances resigned
    director
  17. 2014-08-15
    AYELLA, William appointed
    director
  18. 2014-08-15
    ATIM, Hellen resigned
    secretary
  19. 2014-08-15
    NEAT, Frances appointed
    director
  20. 2012-01-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AFRIKAN CHILDREN AND FAMILIES SUPPORT LTD
  21. 2012-01-09
    ORYANG, Stella appointed
    director
  22. 2012-01-09
    ATIM, Hellen appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

44/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-02-08

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Stella Oryang
Individual · British · DOB 01/1970 · age 56
2550%
25–50%board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest10/08/2016

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
Incorporated2012-01-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85600 — Educational support services

Registered office

C/O Opportunity For All
India Way
White City
Hammersmith
W12 7QT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-02-08OVERDUE
Last: 2025-01-25

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

AYELLA, William
director · ~57y · appointed 2014-08-15
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Active
ORYANG, Stella
director · ~56y · appointed 2012-01-09
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Active
ATIM, Hellen
secretary · appointed 2012-01-09 · resigned 2014-08-15
Resigned
NEAT, Frances
director · ~57y · appointed 2014-08-15 · resigned 2015-04-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (44 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-05
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-28