APOSTOLIC FAITH MISSION OF AFRICA - CAMBRIDGE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09731006 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2015-08-13
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
£2.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of religious organisations
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
29 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,631
Net assets shrinking
Down £2,759 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£3k
↓ 51% YoY
Current Assets
£3k
↓ 51% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£1k£2k£3k£4k£5kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£2.6k£5.4k
Current assets£2.6k£5.4k
Net assets£2.6k£5.4k

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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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2023-05-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2023-05-25
    ➕
    CHISANGO, Janerose appointed
    director
  7. 2023-05-25
    ➕
    MLUNJWA, Njabulo Isaac appointed
    director
  8. 2023-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-08-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2022-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-10-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2021-04-28
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  13. 2021-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-04-27
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  16. 2019-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2015-08-13
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    Company incorporated
    As APOSTOLIC FAITH MISSION OF AFRICA - CAMBRIDGE LIMITED
  20. 2015-08-13
    ➕
    SIBANDA, Esther appointed
    director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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
Mrs Esther Sibanda
Individual · Zimbabwean · DOB 10/1955 · age 71
——sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest12/08/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2015-08-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC94910 — Activities of religious organisations

Registered office

25 Stanesfeild Road
Cambridge
CB5 8NH
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-26
Last: 2025-08-12

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

CHISANGO, Janerose→
director · ~60y · appointed 2023-05-25
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Active
MLUNJWA, Njabulo Isaac→
director · ~49y · appointed 2023-05-25
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Active
SIBANDA, Esther→
director · ~71y · appointed 2015-08-13
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Active

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Recent filings (29 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-13
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-04-28