AFRICA MUSIC INTERNATIONAL LTD

🌳Matureactive
08586320 · ltd · incorporated 2013-06-26
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
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Sound recording and music publishing activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
40 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.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-31
Average employees0

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-05
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-03-28
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-03-18
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  5. 2023-06-22
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  6. 2022-06-29
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-03-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2022-02-25
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    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2022-02-22
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  10. 2022-02-22
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  11. 2022-02-22
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  12. 2021-06-14
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-03-30
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-12-11
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  15. 2019-08-07
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    address · AD01
  16. 2019-04-03
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  17. 2019-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2013-06-26
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    Company incorporated
    As AFRICA MUSIC INTERNATIONAL LTD
  19. 2013-06-26
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    KENAN, Joel appointed
    director
  20. 2013-06-26
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    KETVEL, Maria Gisella Amalia Garbagnati appointed
    director

Owner dependency

71/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
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.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Kenket Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Kenket Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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AFRICA MUSIC INTERNATIONAL LTD
This company · 08586320

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Kenket Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares27/06/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Africori Capital Ltdceased 27/06/2021· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2013-06-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59200 — Sound recording and music publishing activities

Registered office

Ground Floor, 31 Kentish Town Road
London
NW1 8NL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-05
Last: 2025-10-22

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

KENAN, Joel→
director · ~60y · appointed 2013-06-26
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Active
KETVEL, Maria Gisella Amalia Garbagnati→
director · ~58y · appointed 2013-06-26
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Active

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Recent filings (40 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-05
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-03-10
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-02-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-02-22