AFRICA HOUSE LONDON LTD

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08560345 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2013-06-07
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£2.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of business and employers membership organisations
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 7 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
42 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,094

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£2k
↑ 75% YoY
Current Assets
£2k
↑ 75% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£419£838£1k£2k£2kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£2.1k£1.2k
Current assets£2.1k£1.2k
Net assets£2.1k£1.2k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-02-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2026-02-08
    ➕
    SEMITEGO, Richard appointed
    director
  4. 2025-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-06-03
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2022-05-31
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2021-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-10-26
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  14. 2018-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-06-30
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    termination-director-company
    officers · TM01
  16. 2017-06-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2017-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-10-21
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    MULRYAN, John Denis resigned
    director
  19. 2015-02-27
    ➖
    MATTHEWS, Emmanuel Oluwaseyi resigned
    director
  20. 2015-02-05
    ➖
    SEMITEGO, Richard resigned
    director
  21. 2015-02-04
    ➖
    MATTHEWS, Emmanuel Oluwaseyi resigned
    secretary
  22. 2015-01-01
    ➕
    MULRYAN, John Denis appointed
    director
  23. 2013-06-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AFRICA HOUSE LONDON LTD
  24. 2013-06-07
    ➕
    BOFF, Andrew appointed
    director
  25. 2013-06-07
    ➕
    FINNDORO-OBASI, Emmanuel appointed
    director
  26. 2013-06-07
    ➕
    NABWEGAMU, Zaharah Kayongo appointed
    director
  27. 2013-06-07
    ➕
    MATTHEWS, Emmanuel Oluwaseyi appointed
    secretary
  28. 2013-06-07
    ➕
    MATTHEWS, Emmanuel Oluwaseyi appointed
    director
  29. 2013-06-07
    ➕
    SEMITEGO, Richard appointed
    director

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2013-06-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC94110 — Activities of business and employers membership organisations

Registered office

11 Chilworth Place
Barking
Essex
IG11 0FL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-21
Last: 2025-06-07

Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)

BOFF, Andrew→
director · ~68y · appointed 2013-06-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FINNDORO-OBASI, Emmanuel→
director · ~58y · appointed 2013-06-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NABWEGAMU, Zaharah Kayongo→
director · ~51y · appointed 2013-06-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SEMITEGO, Richard→
director · ~53y · appointed 2026-02-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MATTHEWS, Emmanuel Oluwaseyi→
secretary · appointed 2013-06-07 · resigned 2015-02-04
Resigned
MATTHEWS, Emmanuel Oluwaseyi→
director · ~61y · appointed 2013-06-07 · resigned 2015-02-27
Resigned
MULRYAN, John Denis→
director · ~74y · appointed 2015-01-01 · resigned 2016-10-21
Resigned
SEMITEGO, Richard→
director · ~53y · appointed 2013-06-07 · resigned 2015-02-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (42 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-13
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-06-03
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-17