AFRIKAN COMBINED LTD.

💤Zombieactive
09796584 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2015-09-27
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other food services
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
47 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.

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-09-262023-09-26

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 dissolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-17
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2026-01-20
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  3. 2025-12-16
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2025-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-01-15
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2024-12-31
    📄
    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  7. 2024-12-17
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2024-09-24
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2024-09-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-09-05
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  11. 2024-08-27
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2024-04-17
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  13. 2024-01-06
    📄
    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  14. 2023-12-19
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  15. 2023-06-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  16. 2022-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-09-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-09-01
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  19. 2021-08-24
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  20. 2017-12-31
    SUTHERLAND, Chiola resigned
    secretary
  21. 2015-09-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AFRIKAN COMBINED LTD.
  22. 2015-09-27
    ALBERT, Clarice appointed
    director
  23. 2015-09-27
    SUTHERLAND, Chiola appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Clarice Albert
Individual · British · DOB 12/1957 · age 69
75–100%75-100% voting20/09/2016

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
Incorporated2015-09-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56290 — Other food services

Registered office

Suite 206 Boston House Boston Manor Road
69-75 Boston Manor Road
Brentford
TW8 9JJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-26
Last made up to: 2024-09-26
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-10
Last: 2025-09-26

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

ALBERT, Clarice
director · ~69y · appointed 2015-09-27
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Active
SUTHERLAND, Chiola
secretary · appointed 2015-09-27 · resigned 2017-12-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (47 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-16
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2026-01-20
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-09-26
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-14
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2024-12-31
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-12-17
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-09-23
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2024-09-05
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-08-27
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-16