AFRORETRO LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08821069 · ltd · incorporated 2013-12-19
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£-3.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 14132
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 14190SIC 14190
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 74/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (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, 2 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £2,958

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
-£3k
↓ 61% YoY
Current Assets
£6k
↓ 19% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£3k-£768£1k£4k£6k£8kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£-2.6k£4.5k
Current assets£6.5k£8.0k
Net assets£-3.0k£-1.8k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2024-09-30
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  3. 2023-12-20
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  4. 2023-12-18
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  5. 2023-09-25
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2022-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  8. 2020-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  9. 2019-08-20
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  10. 2018-09-25
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  11. 2017-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-01-13
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  14. 2015-09-19
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  15. 2015-01-15
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2013-12-19
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    Company incorporated
    As AFRORETRO LIMITED
  17. 2013-12-19
    ➕
    BABIRYE, Lillian appointed
    director
  18. 2013-12-19
    ➕
    NABIRYE MANYHISA, Anna-Maria appointed
    director

Owner dependency

63/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
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 12 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Anna Maria Nabirye Manyhisa
Individual · British · DOB 06/1982 · age 44
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
Miss Lillian Babirye
Individual · British · DOB 05/1978 · age 48
——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
Incorporated2013-12-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC14132 — SIC 14132

Registered office

6 Northway Court
Green Avenue
London
NW7 4PY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-02
Last: 2025-12-19

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

BABIRYE, Lillian→
director · ~48y · appointed 2013-12-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NABIRYE MANYHISA, Anna-Maria→
director · ~44y · appointed 2013-12-19
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Active

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Recent filings (27 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-02
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-28