ARAPHAEL LTD

💤Zombieactive
08454952 · ltd · incorporated 2013-03-21
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£0
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49390
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£0£0
Current assets£0£0
Net assets£0£0

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
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-04-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-04-03
    ➕
    AMANFO, Raphael Chijioke appointed
    director
  4. 2026-04-01
    ➖
    AMANFO, Raphael resigned
    director
  5. 2025-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-03-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2020-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-04-11
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2016-04-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2013-04-05
    ➖
    NWANKWO, Agatha resigned
    secretary
  19. 2013-03-24
    ➖
    AMANFO, Cherie resigned
    secretary
  20. 2013-03-24
    ➕
    NWANKWO, Agatha appointed
    secretary
  21. 2013-03-24
    ➖
    AMANFO, Justin resigned
    director
  22. 2013-03-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ARAPHAEL LTD
  23. 2013-03-21
    ➕
    AMANFO, Cherie appointed
    secretary
  24. 2013-03-21
    ➕
    AMANFO, Justin appointed
    director
  25. 2013-03-21
    ➕
    AMANFO, Raphael appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Raphael Chijioke Amanfo
Individual · British · DOB 03/1966 · age 60
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest · firm interest06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-03-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49390 — SIC 49390

Registered office

61 Bridge Street
Kington
HR5 3DJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-04
Last: 2026-03-21

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

AMANFO, Raphael Chijioke→
director · ~60y · appointed 2026-04-03
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Active
AMANFO, Cherie→
secretary · appointed 2013-03-21 · resigned 2013-03-24
Resigned
NWANKWO, Agatha→
secretary · appointed 2013-03-24 · resigned 2013-04-05
Resigned
AMANFO, Justin→
director · ~58y · appointed 2013-03-21 · resigned 2013-03-24
Resigned
AMANFO, Raphael→
director · ~60y · appointed 2013-03-21 · resigned 2026-04-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-30