AFRITHRIVE LTD

💤Zombieactive
10158730 · ltd · incorporated 2016-05-03
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£100.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
66/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 26110
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed manufacturing with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 66/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: 1 insolvency-related filing on record. Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 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
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
66/100Strong
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
59
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £100,110

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£100k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£140k
↓ 81% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£150k£300k£450k£600k£750kMay 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-05-31
Total assets£100.1k£100.1k
Current assets£140.1k£750.1k
Net assets£100.1k£100.1k

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
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-28
    CHICHAYA, Mansfield Anotida resigned
    director
  3. 2025-11-28
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-02-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-11-28
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2024-06-06
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  7. 2024-06-04
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2024-06-03
    CHICHAYA, Mansfield Anotida appointed
    director
  9. 2024-02-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-02-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-02-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-05-06
    📄
    capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
    capital · SH19
  13. 2021-05-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-03-18
    ⚠️
    legacy
    insolvency · CAP-SS
  15. 2021-03-18
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  16. 2020-10-05
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  17. 2020-10-01
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2020-01-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-02-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2016-05-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AFRITHRIVE LTD
  21. 2016-05-03
    PLANT, Lyndon Ernest Philip appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • 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

1 high · 1 med ·
1 insolvency-related filing on record
high

Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.

Evidence: 2021-03-18: legacy

Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2024-06-06: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Lyndon Ernest Philip Plant
Individual · British · DOB 06/1970 · age 56
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control03/05/2016

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
Incorporated2016-05-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC26110 — SIC 26110

Registered office

24 Rossall Crescent
London
NW10 7HD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-07
Last: 2025-11-23

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

PLANT, Lyndon Ernest Philip
director · ~56y · appointed 2016-05-03
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Active
CHICHAYA, Mansfield Anotida
director · ~41y · appointed 2024-06-03 · resigned 2025-11-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (32 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-05
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-11-28
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-06-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-23
capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
capital · SH19
2021-05-06