AFRICAN THINGS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08768963 · ltd · incorporated 2013-11-11
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
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£0
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 14190
Sector: Manufacturing
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 (65/100).

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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
26 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

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£0
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Nov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total 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
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Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-22
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-08-16
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-14
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2023-01-31
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2021-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-08-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-08-31
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-12-08
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-08-19
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2014-11-12
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2013-11-11
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    Company incorporated
    As AFRICAN THINGS LIMITED
  17. 2013-11-11
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    LAWSON, Ayodeji appointed
    director
  18. 2013-11-11
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    LAWSON, Bunmi appointed
    director
  19. 2013-11-11
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    LAWSON, Oluwatosin appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Oluwatosin Oluwatosin Lawson
Individual · British · DOB 04/1990 · age 36
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-11-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC14190 — SIC 14190

Registered office

17 Mildmay Road
Mildmay Road
Stevenage
Hertfordshire
SG1 5RR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-25
Last: 2025-08-11

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

LAWSON, Ayodeji→
director · ~32y · appointed 2013-11-11
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Active
LAWSON, Bunmi→
director · ~60y · appointed 2013-11-11
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Active
LAWSON, Oluwatosin→
director · ~36y · appointed 2013-11-11
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Active

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Recent filings (26 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-17
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-02-14
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-11